bougie

Example Sentences

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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

Of course it is all illusion, but the flattering lighting and bougie boxed waters belie that revelation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 11, 2025

Though it looked delicious, her bougie berries and cream were the least of my concerns.

From Salon • May 25, 2025

It felt a little bougie, the kind of thing that would elicit a skeptical side eye from my South Side relatives.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama