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