bougie

bou·gie

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [boo-jee, -zhee, boo-zhee]
- /ˈbu dʒi, -ʒi, buˈʒi/
- /ˈbuː.ˌʒi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boo-jee, -zhee, boo-zhee]
- /ˈbu dʒi, -ʒi, buˈʒi/

Definitions of bougie word

noun bougie a long slender semiflexible cylindrical instrument for inserting into body passages, such as the rectum or urethra, to dilate structures, introduce medication, etc 3
noun bougie a wax candle 3
noun bougie a slender instrument introduced into a body canal, esp. the urethra or rectum, as for dilating it 3
noun bougie Medicine/Medical. a slender, flexible instrument introduced into passages of the body, especially the urethra, for dilating, examining, medicating, etc. a suppository. 1
noun bougie a wax candle. 1
adjective bougie relating to or characteristic of a person who aspires to the upper middle class or a fancy lifestyle: He spends too much on bougie stuff he can’t afford. 1

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Origin of bougie

First appearance:

before 1745

One of the 47% newest English words

1745-55; < French, after Bougie (< Arabic Bujāyah), town in Algeria, center of the wax trade

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Parts of speech for Bougie

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bougie popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for bougie

noun bougie

torch — a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
dip — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
flambeau — a flaming torch.
taper — to become smaller or thinner toward one end.

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