bougie
/ˈbuːʒi/
EN
A slang term describing someone or something that is luxury-oriented, aspirational to upper-class tastes, or pretentiously fancy; originally referred to a wax candle or medical dilator.
That new coffee shop with $12 lattes feels so bougie to me.
Etymology
Derived from the French word 'bougie' meaning 'candle', which originated from Italian 'bogia' from Arabic 'būja' (wick). The slang meaning evolved from bourgeois in early 20th-century African-American Vernacular English.
Translations
简体中文
精致奢华的,附庸风雅的,蜡烛
繁體中文
精緻奢華的,附庸風雅的,蠟燭
日本語
高級志向な,気取った,蝋燭
한국어
고급스러운,허세 부리는,양초
Deutsch
angeberisch,luxusorientiert,Kerze
Español
fabuloso,presuntuosamente lujoso,vela
Português
fancy,presunçosamente luxuoso,vela
Français
Tiếng Việt
thượng lưu giả tạo,sang trọng giả vờ,nến