boujee

English

Adjective

boujee (comparative more boujee, superlative most boujee)

  1. Alternative spelling of bougie.

Guyanese Creole English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi भौजाई (bhaujāī), भौजी (bhaujī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baʊ.d͡ʒiː/

Noun

boujee

  1. sister-in-law (brother's wife)

References

  • Samad, Daizal R., Harripersaud, Ashwannie (2023) A Dictionary of Guyanese Words and Expressions, Blue Rose Publishers, →ISBN, page 23