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Definition of petty bourgeois adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

petty bourgeois

adjective
 
/ˌpeti ˈbʊəʒwɑː/
 
/ˌpeti ˈbʊrʒwɑː/
(also petit bourgeois)
(from French, disapproving) [usually before noun]
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  1. belonging to or connected with the lower middle class in society, and often showing the belief that money, work and social position are very important

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