pe|tit bour|geois

pe|tit bour|geois: pe|tit bour|geois «puh TEE boor ZHWAH», plural pe|tits bour|geois «puh TEE boor ZHWAH». French.

1. a member of the petite bourgeoisie, or lower middle class: »This mass of essentially conservative petit bourgeois (New York Times).

2. the petite bourgeoisie, or lower middle class: »French peasants and the petit bourgeois have hoarded more than 15 times as much gold as there is in the Bank of France (Time).

pe|tit-bour|geois «puh TEE boor ZHWAH», adjective.

French. of, having to do with, or characteristic of the lower middle class or a member of it: »There was something shabby, something petit-bourgeois, about taking meals in the stuffy cubicle in which you were also to sleep (New Yorker).
Also, pet|ty-bourgeois.

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pe|tit-bour|geois — «puh TEE boor ZHWAH», plural pe|tits bour|geois «puh TEE boor ZHWAH». French. 1. a member of the petite bourgeoisie, or lower middle class: »This mass of essentially conservative petit bourgeois (New York Times). 2. the petite bourgeoisie, or… … Useful english dictionary
pe·tit bour·geois — /pəˈtiːbuɚʒˈwɑː/ noun, pl petit bourgeois [count] often disapproving : a member of the petite bourgeoisie called also petty bourgeois … Useful english dictionary
petit bourgeois — pe•tit bour•geois [[t]pəˈti bʊərˈʒwɑ; ˈpɛt i ˈbʊər ʒwɑ[/t]] n. pl. pe•tits bour•geois [[t]pəˈti bʊərˈʒwɑz; ˈpɛt i ˈbʊər ʒwɑz[/t]] gov fot a person who belongs to the petite bourgeoisie • Etymology: 1855–60; < F petit′ bourgeois′, adj … From formal English to slang

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