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bougie

[boo-zhee, ‐jee] / ˈbu ʒi, ‐dʒi /


NOUN
candle
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Jeannine Souza, a self-described bougie traveler, used to avoid Spirit because of its no-frills reputation.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

But Velto’s bougie vending machines stocked with caviar are sure to cheer you up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

Gou would have felt equally at home playing in Grand Slam Oval, a patch which feels like an Ibiza beach club throughout the tournament due to a thumping sound system and bougie lounge bars.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026

There are bakeries for dogs and even luxury boutiques for all your bougie little baby’s every need.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025

“For such a huge group of bougie hippies, they sure don’t care about much of anything,” Moss said.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

M. M. Distend the part gradually by catgut bougies, which by their compression will at the same time diminish the thickness of the membrane, or by bougies of elastic gum, or of horn boiled soft.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin

Introduction of Bougies.—Œsophageal bougies or probangs are used for diagnostic purposes in cases of suspected stricture, and to aid in the detection of foreign bodies.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles

The stenosis is afterwards treated by gradual dilatation with bougies, which, if a tracheotomy has been performed, may conveniently be passed from below upwards.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles

These endoscopic bougies are made in sizes from 8 to 40, French scale.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson

Gum elastic œsophageal bougies with connection to fit syringe.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by J. W. H. (John William Henry) Eyre




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