bougies

We have found lemma(root) word of bougies : bougie.

Definitions


[ˈbuːʒi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a thin, flexible surgical instrument for exploring or dilating a passage of the body


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Origin:
mid 18th century: from French, literally ‘wax candle’, from Arabic Bijāya, an Algerian town which traded in wax


[ˈbuːʒi], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- exhibiting qualities attributed to the middle class, especially pretentiousness or conventionality
(e.g: the candlelit cocktail party was pretty bougie)


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Origin:
1960s (originally in African American usage): from bourgeois




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