Definitions
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- adjective used to describe
middle-class values in their attempt to give the semblance of discerning taste. - noun informal, derogatory A member of the
bourgeoisie .
Etymologies
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Examples
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And when was Red Lobster ever considered a "bourgie" dining destination?
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And when was Red Lobster ever considered a "bourgie" dining destination?
Archive 2007-02-01 2007
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Those who knock Perry have a standard script: His characters flirt with entrenched stereotypes of African Americans; his films seem to perpetuate a kind of class warfare between working class and upwardly mobile, or "bourgie," black people; and his movies reflect a general lack of cinematic artistry.
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Those who knock Perry have a standard script: His characters flirt with entrenched stereotypes of African Americans; his films seem to perpetuate a kind of class warfare between working class and upwardly mobile, or "bourgie," black people; and his movies reflect a general lack of cinematic artistry.
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Those who knock Perry have a standard script: His characters flirt with entrenched stereotypes of African Americans; his films seem to perpetuate a kind of class warfare between working class and upwardly mobile, or "bourgie," black people; and his movies reflect a general lack of cinematic artistry.
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Those who knock Perry have a standard script: His characters flirt with entrenched stereotypes of African Americans; his films seem to perpetuate a kind of class warfare between working class and upwardly mobile, or "bourgie," black people; and his movies reflect a general lack of cinematic artistry.
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I wish I had not acted "bourgie" and looked down on my own people.
Zack Isaacs: How to Stop Flash Mobs Zack Isaacs 2011
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His nickname itself always rankled me, and many others as it fairly reeked of bourgie privilege and hard class distinction from the vast majority of Black Folks.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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His nickname itself always rankled me, and many others as it fairly reeked of bourgie privilege and hard class distinction from the vast majority of Black Folks.
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I wish I had not acted "bourgie" and looked down on my own people.
Zack Isaacs: How to Stop Flash Mobs Zack Isaacs 2011
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