boujee
5 synonyms and 2 antonyms for boujee, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adjective — Luxurious and high-end in an enjoyable, aspirational way, especially of tastes, style or a lifestyle funded by real money.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
high-end
upscale
Antonyms
How to use boujee
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
boujee lifestyle
looking boujee
boujee on a budget
Slang, most at home in social media and music; often used with approval or as a compliment about someone's taste.
Etymology
A respelling of bougie, itself a shortening of bourgeois.
Full origin of boujee →Frequently asked questions
Is boujee a real word?
It is real slang, widely used and understood, and it appears in major dictionaries as a variant of bougie. It is informal, so avoid it in formal writing.
What is the difference between boujee and bougie?
They are variant spellings of the same word, both derived from bourgeois. In practice boujee tends to mean genuinely rich and luxurious and is meant as a compliment, while bougie more often mocks someone for putting on airs.
