boughetto

B3O1U1G2H4E1T1T1O1

adjective

Both bougie and ghetto; nouveau riche.

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Meanings

adjectiveboughetto (comparative more boughetto, superlative most boughetto)

comparative more boughetto · superlative most boughetto

  1. slangAfrican-American VernacularBoth bougie and ghetto; nouveau riche.

    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
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    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)

Origin

Blend of bou(gie) + ghetto.

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APA

boughetto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boughetto

MLA

“boughetto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boughetto. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boughetto,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boughetto.

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