bougie in English dictionary

  • bougie

    Meanings and definitions of "bougie"

    • (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.
    • (chiefly African American Vernacular, slang, sometimes pejorative) Acting as if one is of a higher social status than one is; suspicions regarding true roots and background are implied.
    • adjective
      (chiefly African American Vernacular, slang, usually pejorative)
      Acting as if one is of a higher social status than one is; suspicions regarding true roots and background are implied.
    • 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.
    • noun
      A wax candle.

    Grammar and declension of bougie

    • bougie ( comparative more bougie, superlative most bougie)
    • bougie ( plural  bougies)
    • bougie (comparative bougier, superlative bougiest)
    • bougie (plural bougies)

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