petit bourgeois
adjective
mainlydisapproving(UKalsopetty bourgeois)uk/ˌpet.i ˈbɔː.ʒwɑː/us/pəˌtiː bʊrˈʒwɑː/belongingto thelowermiddlesocialclass, or having thecharacteristicsthat areconsideredtypicalof thisclass, such asthinkingmoneyand possessions are moreimportantthan other things, and nottrustingnew or differentideas:
小资产阶级的petit bourgeoisprejudices小资产阶级的偏见
Class & class-consciousness in general
- anti-bourgeois
- anti-snob
- arriviste
- bougie
- gentrification
- gentrify
- go/come down in the worldidiom
- go/come up in the worldidiom
- pedigreed
- petty bourgeois
- pleb
- plebby
- social mobility
- the bottom of the heapidiom
- the gentry
- the petite bourgeoisie
- the upper crust
- trailer trash
- underclass
- upper class