noun
- plural of booboisie; a derogatory term for the middle class or bourgeoisie, especially those perceived as intellectually unsophisticated or culturally vulgar
Usage: informal; derogatory; chiefly literary or satirical
Examples
- The critic dismissed the popular entertainment as pandering to the booboisies.
- He viewed the suburban neighborhoods as strongholds of the booboisies.
- The author's satire targeted the pretensions of the booboisies.
- The booboisies, he argued, lacked appreciation for true art.
- She refused to cater her work to the tastes of the booboisies.