Aug 5, 2012
Our Lingo
This is gonna be a constantly updated post as we come up with new words and phrases:
Jo·uge [ zh-ooge; ]
noun
1.
a person who is the epitome of sophistication and class.
e.g She is so jouge.
adjective ()
2.
to act with finesse, behave with class
e.g She's eating with her mouth open. That's not jouge
Origin:
bourgeoisie
1707, "body of freemen in a French town; the French middle class," from Fr. bourgeois, from O.Fr. burgeis, borjois (12c.) "town dweller" (as distinct from "peasant"), from borc "town, village," from Frank. *burg "city" (see borough). Communist use for "the capitalist class
generally" attested from 1886.