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" Lesson one, introduce yourself to everyone when you walk into a room. Don't act like you're too bougie to say, 'Hello.'"
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Meaning of "bougie" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOUGIE

From French, originally a wax candle from Bougie (Bujiya), Algeria.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BOUGIE

ˈbuːʒiː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOUGIE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bougie is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOUGIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bougie

Bougie may refer to: ▪ Béjaïa, Algeria, city formerly known as Bougie ▪ Bougie, a medical instrument, as used in an esophageal dilatation ▪ "Bougie", 2012 Jessi Malay single ▪ "Bougie", a pejorative slang term derived from bourgeoisie and referring to upper middle class persons or things...

Definition of bougie in the English dictionary

The definition of bougie in the dictionary is a long slender semiflexible cylindrical instrument for inserting into body passages, such as the rectum or urethra, to dilate structures, introduce medication, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOUGIE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOUGIE

bouffant · bouffe · Bougainville · bougainvillea · bouge · bouget · bough · boughless · boughpot · bought · boughten · bouillabaisse · bouilli · bouillon · bouillon cube · bouillotte · bouk · Boulanger · boulder · boulder clay

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOUGIE

aggie · biggie · bogie · boogie · boogie-woogie · budgie · camogie · Carnegie · doggie · druggie · fugie · gie · hoagie · Logie · maggie · regie · stogie · tangie · veggie · wedgie

Synonyms and antonyms of bougie in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bougie» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOUGIE

Find out the translation of bougie to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bougie from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bougie» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

探针
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

bougie
570 millions of speakers
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English

bougie
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

बत्ती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

موسع
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Bougie
278 millions of speakers
pt

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vela
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

মোমবাতি
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

bougie
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Bougie
190 millions of speakers
de

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bougie
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ブジー
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

bougie
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Bougie
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

que thông
80 millions of speakers
ta

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புகுத்தி
75 millions of speakers
mr

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बोग्फी
75 millions of speakers
tr

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buji
70 millions of speakers
it

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bougie
65 millions of speakers
pl

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bougie
50 millions of speakers
uk

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Bougie
40 millions of speakers
ro

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bougie
30 millions of speakers
el

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κηρίο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stawe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bougie
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bougie
5 millions of speakers

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Estelle
Lesson one, introduce yourself to everyone when you walk into a room. Don't act like you're too bougie to say, 'Hello.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOUGIE»

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Research Methods for Business: A Skill Building Approach
The text is supplemented by a companion website at www.wileyeurope.com/college/sekaran which includes: A fully updated Instructor’s Guide Data sets PowerPoint lecture slides for each chapter Lecturers’ Testbank with multiple choice, ...
Uma Sekaran, Roger Bougie, 2010
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Beyond Bougie
Stephen Earley Jordan II's "Beyond Bougie" transcends race with dynamic creative nonfiction, essays and poetry.
Stephen Earley Jordan, II, 2006
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Pediatric Airway Management for the Prehospital Professional
Gum Elastic Bougie There are no published studies of the gum elastic bougie used by paramedics in a field setting. There is a study evaluating the ability of paramedics to use the device on a manikin in a simulated difficult airway situation .
Marianne Gausche-Hill, Suzanne M. Goodrich, 2004
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Benumof's Airway Management: Principles and Practice
This “bougie” is most suitable for patients whose laryngeal aperture cannot be seen under direct vision using a laryngoscope (e.g., grade III laryngoscopic view as described by Cormack and Lehane10). Under these circumstances, the bougie ...
Jonathan Benumof, Carin A. Hagberg, 2007
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Atlas of Airway Management: Techniques and Tools
Concept: At times it is beneficial to insert a guiding catheter, or introducer ( sometimes referred to as a "bougie") (Fig. 14.1), into the glottis before inserting the endotracheal tube (ETT) by sliding it over the stylet. These devices provide a means ...
Steven L. Orebaugh, 2007
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Instructions necessary for using the anti-venereal bougie, etc
Patient to do it than the Surgeon ; and it observable, that the Urine generally follows the drawing out of the BOUGIE, and the other Sort are productive of much the same Effect, tho' in certain Cases it is not so advisable to let that Sort continue , ...
Francis LALLIER, 1753
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Fonts & Encodings
Parfois, à peine ma bougie éteinte, mes yeux se fermaient si vite que je n'avais pas le temps de me dire : Je m'endors. Et, une demi- heure après, la pensée q Longtemps, je me suis couché de bonne heure. Parfois, à peine ma bougie éteinte, ...
Yannis Haralambous, 2007
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Understanding Anesthesia Equipment
FIGURE 19.44 Tip of bougie. The distal end may be angled 30 degrees to 45 degrees (1083,1084) (Fig. 19.44). This makes it easier to pass the device through the laryngeal inlet and prevents the bougie from advancing too far (1085).
Jerry A. Dorsch, 2012
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A Dictionary of Practical Surgery: Comprehending All the ...
URETHRA. 1327 The disease has generally made considerable progress, before surgical assistance is required, and the stricture may be so advanced, that a small bougie cannot be made to pass without a great deal of trouble. If the end of a ...
Samuel Cooper, 1838
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A system of surgery, tr. and accompanied with notes and ...
A thinner elastic or wax bougie, about the thickness of the stream in which the urine flows is now taken, and a mark made upon it at the same distance from its point as on the former one ; after which, being introduced as already directed, ...
Maximilian Joseph Chelius, 1847

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOUGIE»

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6 details from recent shark attacks that make 'Shark Week' look like a …
Makena Newsome, 13, had to get 25 stitches to close wounds all across her toes and feet after a shark ripped into her bougie board at Ocean ... «Charlotte Sun Times, Jul 15»
2
Food Network Star Power Rankings: Match.Com Presents A Feast …
Please, educate us on this North African spice blend you picked up on one of your frequent vacations, bougie white woman. Only, the judges ... «UPROXX, Jul 15»
3
North Carolina city named 'least sexy destination' in America
Makena Newsome, 13, had to get 25 stitches to close wounds all across her toes and feet after a shark ripped into her bougie board at Ocean ... «Charlotte Sun Times, Jul 15»
4
Jussie Smollett Dishes on His 21st Birthday Eurotrip—With His Mom!
"It sounds very bougie, but it was not bougie!" he said. "It was very raggedy. I was living high on the hog of nothing at that time." Either way, their ... «Essence.com, Jul 15»
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Goodbye To Shakedown Street, The Grateful Dead's Traveling Drug …
With cannabis essentially legal to possess in California and many Deadheads becoming more bougie as they age, this past weekend's ... «BuzzFeed News, Jul 15»
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Nerd Alert! Image Comics invades Canada, Marvel reveals new …
Awkward. Artists include Robin Bougie, Dexter Cockburn, Gretchen Weiners, Abby Normal, Space Babe/Pussy Juice, Tingtongman, and Piglet. «Straight.com, Jul 15»
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7 Remarkably Clever Bathroom Hacks
If you don't have one of those bougie wireless shower speakers, just put your phone in the sink as an easy way to magnify the sound. The other ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Rihanna's Video For "Bitch Better Have My Money" Is Bloody …
Watch as Rihanna kidnaps Mads Mikkelsen's bougie wife, throws her into a Louis Vuitton trunk in the back of her car and zooms off on a ... «The Frisky, Jul 15»
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Feeling 'Bougie' at the Ball
The Neverland team hosted "Bougie Ball," a night of the rich and fabulous, at Metro Chicago on June 27. Attempting to top last year's Pride ... «Windy City Times, Jul 15»
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Prep softball all-conference teams
Infield: Kennedy Taylor, Jr., Appleton North; Tess Verhyen, Sr., Appleton West; Shania Schibbelhut, Sr., Fond du Lac; Chantal Bougie, Sr., ... «Appleton Post Crescent, Jul 15»
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