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Having A Concern For Wealth And Respectability In Slang Crossword Clue
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BOUGIE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
BOUGIE
Updated: October 11, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "BOUGIE" which means:
- 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.
An example sentence would be:
- • "She always shops at bougie boutiques for her clothes."
- • "Their extravagant wedding was a true bougie affair."
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| New York Times17 Oct 2022 | Down 2 | |
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1 | Concerned with wealth, possessions and respectability, in modern lingo
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11 Mar 2020 | New York Times / 11 Mar 2020 |
2 | Flaunt one's wealth, in modern slang
New York Times Mini -
21 Apr 2019 | New York Times Mini / 21 Apr 2019 |
3 | Given respectability through age
The Guardian Speedy -
13 Nov 2016 | The Guardian Speedy / 13 Nov 2016 |
4 | Having an air of dignity or respectability | |
5 | House plant meant dull respectability
The Guardian Cryptic -
12 Mar 2014 | The Guardian Cryptic / 12 Mar 2014 |
6 | Outward respectability and secret criminality
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7 | Respectability |
