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noun • A tapered cylindrical instrument for introducing an object into a tubular anatomical structure, or to dilate such a structure, as with an esophageal bougie. • A wax candle. adjective • (usually derogatory) Behaving like or pertaining to people of a higher social status, middle-class / bourgeois people (sometimes carrying connotations of fakeness, elitism, or snobbery). • Fancy or good-looking, without the same connotations of snobbery or pretentiousness as in sense 1. | ||||||||
| 37% | 11 | Desire for wealth and possessions | ||||||
noun • a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality | ||||||||
| 35% | 6 | In a manner that is overly concerned with respectability | ||||||
adverb • in a prissy manner | ||||||||
Concerned With Wealth Possessions And Respectability In Modern Lingo Crossword Clue
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BOUGIE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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BOUGIE
Updated: October 11, 2023
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