ˌpetty ˈbourgeois (also petit bourgeois) / $ ˌ...ˈ./ adjective

1. paying too much attention to things such as social position, money, and possessions – used to show disapproval

2. belonging to the group of lower middle class people
—petty bourgeois noun [countable]

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