26984 words

bourgeois

2 definitions • 2 examples
1
belonging to or typical of the middle class (= a social group between the rich and the poor) especially in supporting existing customs and values, or in having a strong interest in money and possessions:

Examples:

It's a bit bourgeois, isn't it, joining a golf club?
2
belonging to or typical of the middle class (= the social group between the rich and the poor), esp. in supporting established customs and values or in having a strong interest in money and possessions:

Examples:

She’s become very bourgeois since she left college.

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