bougie n. in volleyball, a hit on the head by the ball. Etymological Note: See the 2001 citation. This entry is unrelated to senses of bougie well-covered elsewhere, such as ‘n., (a contemptuous name for) a Black person,’ ‘adj., bourgeois (middle class), especially as an accusation between Black Americans,’ the latter having various spellings including bourgie, boojie, and boojy. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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