All 6 Uses of
bourgeois
in
Man And Superman
- You meant me to epater le bourgeois; and if he protests, I hereby refer him to you as the accountable party.†
Chpt Ded.
- Civilized society is one huge bourgeoisie: no nobleman dares now shock his greengrocer.†
Chpt Ded. *
- He means that he has sold out to the parliamentary humbugs and the bourgeoisie.†
Chpt 3
- He say Bourgeois.†
Chpt 3
- Abnormal professions attract two classes: those who are not good enough for ordinary bourgeois life and those who are too good for it.†
Chpt 3
- Fools: the State is about to crush you because you spared it at the prompting of the political hangers-on of the bourgeoisie.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
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(bourgeois) typical of the middle class or their values and habits - typically used disapprovingly
or (in Marxist theory):
typical of the property-owning classeditor's notes: Bourgeois is often used to refer to the values of the upper middle class. You may also see the term petit bourgeois to describe very small business owners.
Note that bourgeois, bourgeoisie, and bourgeoise are often interchanged.
Bourgeois is most common and can be used as an adjective or a noun. Bourgeoisie is typically used only as a noun, and bourgeoise is occasionally used as an alternate spelling of bourgeois.