Someone or something that is petit bourgeois belongs or relates to the lower middle class.
[disapproval]
He had a petit bourgeois mentality.
petit bourgeois in British English
(ˈpɛtɪ ˈbʊəʒwɑː, French pəti burʒwa)
nounWord forms: pluralpetits bourgeois (ˈpɛtɪ ˈbʊəʒwɑːz, French pəti burʒwa)
1. Also called: petite bourgeoisie, petty bourgeoisie
the section of the middle class with the lowest social status, generally composed of shopkeepers, lower clerical staff, etc
2.
a member of this stratum
adjective
3.
of, relating to, or characteristic of the petit bourgeois, esp indicating a sense of self-righteousness and a high degree of conformity to established standards of behaviour
Also: petty bourgeois
petit bourgeois in American English
(ˈpɛti; pəˈti)
a member of the petite bourgeoisie
Derived forms
petit-bourgeois (ˈpetit-bourˈgeois)
adjective
Word origin
Fr
Examples of 'petit bourgeois' in a sentence
petit bourgeois
And what a piece of petit bourgeois mediocrity it is.