Is the word "bougie" an insult?

[Flower7]

Yes

No

I don't know.

[WhiteSteve]

Depends on the context, I guess. Like if someone says it with disdain, it’s insulting. But I personally use it as a neutral synonym for “rich” or “affluent.” I live in a fairly wealthy area (not through my own merits or anything, just luck😂), and there are a couple towns in this neck of the woods that are exclusive as fuck, like multi-million dollar oceanfront homes, private beaches, etc... I drive home (again, to a pretty nice house with an ocean view) through these towns, it’s a slower journey, but your jaw is in your lap at some of these homes, just absolutely stupid, both the house and especially the land they sit on. Like you need major-corporation-CEO money for these places, or at very least be very successful in finance/stocks etc. So when I drove through those towns, that’s what I usually describe as bougie. I don’t think I describe people as bougie quite as often. I’ll just be like “you ever been to Cohasset? Bougiest place you ever saw...”

https://www.youtube.com/embed/QTq4OXqeP0Ihttps://www.youtube.com/embed/k0w5eZexhwM

Now THAT is fuckin’ BOUGIE lmao

[Flower7]

That house is very beautiful! Like you, I sometimes enjoy driving around and looking at luxurious houses.

[Thatsamazing]

Can be. If it's used in a funny context with friends, no.

[cheapshotbob]

bou·gie1
/ˈbo͞oZHē/
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nounMedicine
noun: bougie; plural noun: bougies
a thin, flexible surgical instrument for exploring or dilating a passage of the body.

thats what it means never heard it used any other way

[Flower7]

This is from dictionary. com:

bougie or boo·jie [ boo-jee ]

adjective Slang.
relating to or characteristic of a person who aspires to the upper middle class or a fancy lifestyle:
He spends too much on bougie stuff he can’t afford.
haughty; elitist; snobbish.

[cheapshotbob]

oh ok well i have seen a few people who act like that but could not afford gas money lol, that type of person is truly arrogant. thanks for telling me what it is seeing how i have never heard it used like that

[KingdomForAKiss]

I've only heard "bougie" as a reference to someone who thinks they're better than others because they have money-- not a person that has money but is also humble.

I'd say it's considered an insult.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

I don't know , first time I heard it

[ChocoBrownieMonster]

We've got multiple bougies inbound 😫

https://www.youtube.com/embed/uvFc0EPRSI4

[Jjpayne]

The first time I've heard that word 🤔 what does it mean?

[Sylvanas_Windrunner]

In the hip hop world it isn't used as an insult. But maybe to the average person it could be.

[pigoat]

The N word and the B word can also NOT be insults depending who says it to you in what context

[Astarlessnightsky]

I never heard that word.

[EABsTUQ]

I've never heard it used positively.

[pizzalovershouse]

wouldn't know i dont hear it usely

[legalboxers]

Bougie v Fancy (ex use to say that)

[mrkdvsn]

Never seen this term before

[zagor]

I don't think it's a word.

[Flower7]

It is. It's slang though.

[asshole_]

Yeah

[Flower7]

So far, you seem to be the only one here who has ever heard of this word.

[asshole_]

I'm pretty smart. And I know how to do things, unlike trump

[Flower7]

That's good. :)

I'm not sure how Trump is related to this though.

[asshole_]

Trump is a fucking retard

[AmandaYVR]

Defininitely

[Sexyguysex]

No

. How's is supposed to be insult

[Flower7]

Doesn't it mean snobby?

[888theGreat]

Is that when you go to a disco

[simplelikeme]

No, just another name for a bad guy lol