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Word: bougie (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • AAVE|slang|sometimes|pejorative Acting as if one is of a higher social status than one is; suspicions regarding true roots and background are implied.

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Noun:

  • medicine A tapered cylindrical instrument for introducing an object into a tubular anatomical structure, or to dilate such a structure, as with an esophageal bougie.

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