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bougie

[boo-zhee, ‐jee] / ˈbu ʒi, ‐dʒi /
ADJECTIVE
posh
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chic classy deluxe elegant exclusive fashionable grand high-class luxury opulent ritzy swank swanky trendy
WEAK
la-di-da modish rich smart swish
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inelegant inferior old-fashioned poor unfashionable unstylish
WEAK
destitute lower-class
NOUN
candle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
torch
STRONG
dip flambeau rushlight

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

I didn’t mind paying the fee, but I wonder if it would be worth it to get the bougie card to have year-round access.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

"And all the whilst he was doing this, he was going on like really crazy bougie holidays and spending crazy amounts of money that probably wasn't his."

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

Elly Amai and Erewhon told TODAY.com that the bougie berry is so expensive because it’s grown in Tochigi Prefecture, which is known as the “Strawberry Kingdom.”

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2025

She sounds like the newscasters on TV—her words are perfect, her voice is the just the right tone of bougie, and her smile looks plastic.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi