bluegie
Adjective (Slang) Also bour·gie bur-zhee, ‐jee, boo‐ Often Disparaging and Offensive.
1. Relating to or characteristic of a person who indulges in some of the luxuries and comforts of a fancy lifestyle but plays it off by claiming to be down-to-earth, blue collar, or middle class.
2. Relating to or characteristic of a person who belongs in the upper middle class but claims to be working class or blue collar, especially when regarded as being elitist or snobbish by other blue collar people.
3. Relating to or characteristic of a person who flaunts knowledge of all the "best" shops, restaurants, etc., without necessarily embracing the cultural values and pretensions of the upper middle class.
1. Relating to or characteristic of a person who indulges in some of the luxuries and comforts of a fancy lifestyle but plays it off by claiming to be down-to-earth, blue collar, or middle class.
2. Relating to or characteristic of a person who belongs in the upper middle class but claims to be working class or blue collar, especially when regarded as being elitist or snobbish by other blue collar people.
3. Relating to or characteristic of a person who flaunts knowledge of all the "best" shops, restaurants, etc., without necessarily embracing the cultural values and pretensions of the upper middle class.
1. "Yeah, Ventura used to be cool, but that town's nothing but bluegie Patagonia-types complaining about LA, Ojai, and Santa Barbara now."
2. "Man, I get that he works a hard job, but someone who always has to be the first to check out the newest coffee spots in town is more bluegie than blue collar to me."
3. "You know you're bluegie when you can't keep up with bougie people, so you just pretend to be the cream of the working-class crop to turn your nose up on the people you can't keep up with or places you can't afford."
2. "Man, I get that he works a hard job, but someone who always has to be the first to check out the newest coffee spots in town is more bluegie than blue collar to me."
3. "You know you're bluegie when you can't keep up with bougie people, so you just pretend to be the cream of the working-class crop to turn your nose up on the people you can't keep up with or places you can't afford."