boughetto
adjEtymology Blend of bou(gie) + ghetto.
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Slang Both bougie and ghetto; nouveau riche.
African-American Vernacular
- I went from being ghetto to being boughetto. Its not that I forgot where I came from I just grew to something more than my circumstances life will do that.2014, Ms. Savvy, My Black Is Savvy & Unique:
- Angela: I swear, you are the most boughetto person I have ever had the blessing of knowing! Hot Cheetos' AND Tea? Let me guess, you had coupons?2019, M. M. Dolcé, Tiffany "Joy" Dingle, Baggage Claim: A Life Story (page 152)
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- Brittany was my boughetto cousin from Texas. Out of the three of us, she was the loudest and the most ratchet.2020, A. L. Tate, I'll Give It All For Your Love, page 146: