Booshwah

"Booshwah" is the phonetic form (the pronunciation) of the word "Bourgeois." Bourgeois basically means "middle class," and it is often pejorative. Middle class folks pass "human capital" (middle class values) down to their kids, and it helps their kids navigate the capitalist system in a way that emulates, at least, their parents socioeconomic success. The term can be pejorative, especially when it implies "Philistinism" (the middle class have enough money but no culture). They often are "white bread" types who work to afford a semi-expensive lifestyle while not taking enough interest in artistic and intellectual pursuits. Marxists' use this term in relation to the idea that capitalism degrades people by making them a part of the so-called rat race.

As a criticism, the Bourgeois (Booshwah) can mean "trashy middle class people." "Philistinism" is implied. People who make enough to have the house, lawn, white picket fence, boat, and 2.5 kids (the American dream), but they tell their kids to get a degree in something "practical." They aren't juggalos or anything, but these people seem like they should have less of an excuse to watch stupid shit like the Transformers films because they ought to be able to afford to purchase at least a little class.

by ACCEPT January 22, 2014

Booshwah

Completely profound, yet at the same time annoying.

My gosh, her voice is booshwah.

by the Jew June 9, 2003

Booshwah Swooshwah

An attempt to butter someone up in an effort to recieve what you’re going to ask for next.

Don’t you Booshwah Swooshwah Me!!

by Phxntm January 23, 2019

booshnaholic

someone who is or does something of or related to booshna

What a Booshnaholic!
I heard that he's a Booshnaholic.

by youknowthatkush April 12, 2010

Booshwaggler

Booshwaggler means someone who is a homosexual, but denies it. Even though they make it extremely obvious.

“Oh em gee, are you a Booshwaggler?”

by Booshwaggler March 12, 2023

Booswah

1.An insult.
2.The lowest form of pig.

You f*cking booswah!
Hey look at that Booswah!

by boatppdd October 25, 2008

booshwa

OK, people, help me out here. I'm gonna try to step in and fix this shit. Because apparently the street's understanding of its own heritage is getting sadly confused, and I hate to see that happen. It makes me want to weep.

Here's the deal. I look up "booshwa" on Urban Dictionary, hoping for an entertaining, irreverent, saucy explanation of how it's street for "Bourgeois," a French word describing happily domesticated, clueless white people who buy what they're sold, do what they're told, and have no idea what a bunch of sheep they are.

Instead, the top rated definition (which still has 25 down-votes to only 64 up; not a ringing endorsement of its accuracy) is that it just means "bullshit."

Now, I know how this happens. People who actually know what it means use it right. It gets overheard by people who only pick up that whatever it is, it's bad and dumb. And they go write Urban Dictionary definitions.

That is not "booshwa." That, actually, is bullshit.

"Booshwa" is for when you ain't pretentious enough to use a French word, but you need to convey your disdain for how domesticated and clueless somebody is.

Here, for the record, is Merriam-Webster's definition of "Bourgeois," Booshwa's proper, upscale sibling:
1: of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class
2: marked by a concern for material interests and respectability and a tendency toward mediocrity
3: dominated by commercial and industrial interests : capitalistic

Chet: I'm glad the FCC is fining Janet Jackson for her shameful exhibitionism during the Super Bowl half-time show. I just don't know if I can feel safe allowing my children to watch the NFL if they're at risk of seeing that kind of thing. Hey, here's a list of supplies we could use if you want to contribute to care packages for our troops!

Jamal: Man, will you give it a rest with your tired booshwa so-called "family values" and patriotism?

by Peterbilt April 13, 2013