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In case anyone else gets stuck on 'bougey', it is apparently an abbreviation of bourgeoisie. Is this US slang?

• palebluedot 7y ago
  Yes, and as far as I can tell, relatively new. I learned it from my middle school child last year.
• LogicX 7y ago
  Yes, I think it's actually out of vogue now, but a few years ago it was trendy to describe things as bougey: bougey (pronounced: boo-G) a condensed version of the word bourgeoise, used to refer to capitalists, the upper class, gaudiness, and profit-oriented viewpoints http://bougey.urbanup.com/4157958 http://bougey.urbanup.com/4157958
• kipari 7y ago
  Usually it's spelled 'bougie' cf. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bougie https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bougie
• claudiawerner 7y ago
  Unfortunately the slang tends to refer to acts or items that are expensive, rather than, y'know, class relations or members of the French Third Estate.