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bourgeois.

bourgeois

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/bʊrˈʒu̯aː/[bʊʁˈʒʋaː][ˌbʊʁ.ʒuˈaː][bʊɐ̯-]
  1. bourgeois of the middle class in general

    Marxism · regional
  2. bourgeois conventional, conservative

    derogatory
  3. bourgeois snobbish, elitist

    derogatory
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French bourgeois, name for a wealthy class of French citizens in the late 18th century.

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