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bougie

[boo-zhee, ‐jee] / ˈbu ʒi, ‐dʒi /


NOUN
candle
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“It’s definitely the big buzzword in every bougie exercise class,” said Los Angeles-based yoga instructor Kyle Miller.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 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

Everything about its architecture is bougie and undeniably impressive, from its ornate archways to its stained glass mosaic windows.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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