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#*: 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?
#*: 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?
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2020|author=A. L. Tate|title=I'll Give It All For Your Love|page=146
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2020|author=A. L. Tate|title=I'll Give It All For Your Love|page=146
|passage=Brittany was my '''boughetto''' cousin from Texas. Out of the three of us, she was the loudest and the most ratchet.}}
|passage=Brittany was my '''boughetto''' cousin from Texas. Out of the three of us, she was the loudest and the most [[ratchet#Etymology_2|ratchet]].}}

Latest revision as of 14:53, 15 March 2024

English

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Etymology

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Blend of bougie +‎ ghetto

Adjective

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boughetto (comparative more boughetto, superlative most boughetto)

  1. (African-American Vernacular, slang) Both bougie and ghetto.
    • 2014, Ms. Savvy, My Black Is Savvy & Unique:
      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.
    • 2019, M. M. Dolcé, Tiffany "Joy" Dingle, Baggage Claim: A Life Story (page 152)
      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?
    • 2020, A. L. Tate, I'll Give It All For Your Love, page 146:
      Brittany was my boughetto cousin from Texas. Out of the three of us, she was the loudest and the most ratchet.