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Bourgeoisie. The bourgeoisie ( / ˌbʊərʒwɑːˈziː / ⓘ BOOR-zhwah-ZEE, French: [buʁʒwazi] ⓘ) are a class of business owners and merchants which emerged in the Late Middle Ages, originally as a "middle class" between peasantry and aristocracy. They are traditionally contrasted with the proletariat by their wealth, political power, and ...
List of Generation Z slang. The following is a list of slang that is used or popularized by Generation Z (Gen Z), generally those born between the late 1990s and early 2010s in the Western world. Generation Z slang differs from slang of prior generations. [ 1][ 2] Ease of communication with the Internet facilitated the rapid proliferation of ...
Ratchet is a slang term in American hip hop culture that, in its original sense, [ 1] was a derogatory term used to refer to an uncouth woman, and may be a Louisianan dialect form of the word "wretched". In the 2000s–2010s, the word became loosely connotative of denoting overt confidence, defiance, fervour, or otherwise being descriptive of ...
Ratchet feminism emerged in the United States from hip hop culture in the early 2000s, largely as a critique of, and a response to, respectability politics. [ 1] It is distinct from black feminism, womanism, and hip hop feminism. Ratchet feminism coopts the derogatory term ( ratchet ). Other terms used to describe this concept include ratchet ...
Whereas the slang word “ basic ” describes someone perceived as “boring or a non-conforming person,” preppy conveys simplicity or predictability, according to Bark’s chief parenting ...
In Karnataka, the demon Goggayya (roughly meaning "terrible man") is a Bogeyman counterpart. In the state of Tamil Nadu, Rettai Kannan (the two-eyed one) or Poochaandi (பூச்சாண்டி) are equivalents. In Andhra Pradesh, the equivalent of the bogeyman is Boochodu. In central Kerala, the bogeyman is referred to as "Kokkachi", who ...
Marxism. Petite bourgeoisie ( French pronunciation: [pətit (ə) buʁʒwazi], literally 'small bourgeoisie '; also anglicised as petty bourgeoisie) is a term that refers to a social class composed of semi-autonomous peasants and small-scale merchants. They are named as such because their politico-economic ideological stance in times of ...
Banjee. Banjee (as in: "banjee boy" or "banjee girl") is a term from ball culture describing a person embodying an urban, tough swagger. The term is mostly associated with New York City and may be Nuyorican in origin. [a] [1] [b] Attitude, clothing, ethnicity, masculinity, physique, and youth are all elements of what has been called "banjee ...