« previous post | next post » It's a word I've barely heard of, though I did write a post about it two years ago ( "A fancy way to say 'fancy'"  [9/22/24] — with lengthy, learned discussion in the comments).  Yet this morning it turns up at the top of " America's most misspelled words in 2026 " (5/22/26)! No wonder, given its etymology: From bourgeoisie . ( slang , 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 ) . Synonyms: chichi , classy , high and mighty , ritzy , saditty , snobby , snooty , posh ( UK , Canada , slang ) Fancy or good-looking , without the same connotations of snobbery or pretentiousness as in sense 1. alternative forms:   bourgie , boojie , boujee , boujée ( Wiktionary ) Mark's question still stands:  what happened to the 'r' on the way from bourgeois to bougie ?…