Join free

bourgie

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

bourgie

  • /ˈbuːʒi/
  • /ˌbɔːʒi/

Rhymes with -uːʒi

Where it comes from

From bourgeoisie or bourgeois, from French; compare bougie.

noun bourgies

  1. derogatory, informal A member of the bourgeoisie.

adjective more bourgie · most bourgie

  1. alternative Alternative form of bougie Although there were more reasonably priced bottles of wine, they chose an expensive Malbec not for its flavor, but for its bourgie appeal.

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"bourgie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bourgie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bourgie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bourgie

Chicago

"bourgie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bourgie.

BibTeX
@misc{bourgie_2026,
  title = {bourgie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bourgie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}