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bou-ghetto 

A 2 part definition word. Bougie(n):An upper middle-class black person that possess snobby, rich-folk traits and mannerisms. Ghetto(n): Any black person or community fixated in severe urban areas, whether it be in the city or the country. One of the many epitomes of black cultures.
Combinate the 2 words: A well-to-do black person with underlying ghetto intetions. Usually their in denial of their up-bringing or family true background. When it sneaks out from them then their "bou-ghetto".
It can also be an adjective. It can describe a certain flare in fashion or it can be descriptive as in someone's behavior or actions.
Female 1: "Look at Tanisha with that short denim skirt on and those Prada boots...that looks totally wrong!"
Female 2: "Wrong?! That looks very bou-ghetto, you can't wear that in Baltimore, she needs to take that back to the ghetto!"
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bourghetto 

Someone with hood like tendencies but prefers the posh life even the ghetto is never too far away.
Did you see Tammie at that new upscale reestraunt, Livingston with the girls having dinner? Well the girls were having dinner but Tammie was drinking water with lemon and eating bread.

Wow that is so Bourghetto!
bourghetto by Hipi January 29, 2010
Pronounced: Boo-jet-toe
1. A spoiled person who grew up in the hood.
2. a person that can go from bougie to ghetto in less than 30 secs
That is one bougetto bitch.
Bougetto by Skeezer sha July 25, 2006

boughetto 

Someone, usually a female, who wants to be bougie, but who is in reality ghetto.
"Man, she thinks she's so bougie in those $200 jeans."
"yep, but with that gold tooth she ain't nuthin but boughetto."
boughetto by Baby Mama June 16, 2008
a bougie person with ghetto qualities
ghetto bougie bougetto
Bougetto by jadie387 January 4, 2012
To be booghetto is to be living in an upper middle class situation yet still retaining "ghetto" tendencies.
He is booghetto cuz he shops at banana republic but buys socks from costco.

The b00ghetto people were taken to the party in the limo and on the way they stopped for some kfc.
booghetto by Dina October 27, 2003

bughetto 

It is a combination of being high maintenance and real hood or street. A person that desires class but hasn't quite acknowledged what class is.
A broke chick sporting real prada and real gucci while riding the bus is bughetto...and that was purchased with her whole check!
bughetto by Sassmeplease May 14, 2009