Meaning & use
Buji
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(informal, especially Nigerian and British slang) Fancy, high-class, or pretentiously stylish.
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He's always dressed buji, even for a casual hangout.
The new restaurant downtown is way too buji for my budget.
A note on using this word
"Buji" is a variant spelling of "bougie," itself shortened from "bourgeois"; it is widely used in Nigerian Pidgin and Afrobeats-influenced slang.
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