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[–] Brainsploosh 69 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's easy, you just add -ie to bourgeois.

The -ie ending is from French and is like a hand-wavy ending meaning "that lot".

Happy to help

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[–] Maggoty 45 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Burgerie.

Wow, it's so easy!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Maggoty 1 points 2 weeks ago

Chickenie Power!

[–] gift_of_gab 61 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure it's spelled 'bolognese' 🤔

[–] SkyezOpen 9 points 2 weeks ago

Guillotine baloney? A meat slicer will do.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago

Ball Juan Z

i think thats the correct spelling

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

for anyone actually wondering, its:

bourgeoisie

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Written exactly the way it's pronounced (unironically if you're French)

[–] gAlienLifeform 1 points 1 week ago

Wow, if they invented the word they must really have had a lot of respect for this kind of person throughout their history

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

Bourgeoisie?

That's french for "rich stuck up idiot".

[–] Caesium 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

that is why I just call em bougie

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

and this, people, is how language evolves
for reference it's "borgare" in swedish, which is satisfyingly similar (granted it's the same fucking word so yeah)

[–] Caesium 2 points 2 weeks ago

I love hearing about the evolution of languages. a third of the shorts I see on YouTube are etymology types and it's been so fun learning how stuff changes over time, where words come from. its so cool and really shows how language is designed to be a fluid construct

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks, you too!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Ah yes.. The annual ghost migration

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

Idk I personally prefer calling them Capitalists (clear and concise definition) :3

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

bore-jwa-zi

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

The Borg?

I'm quite sure that's as a-political as one can get.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

I thought I was the only one. 🥹

[–] otacon239 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)