- BCBG
- BCBG [besebeʒe]adjective( = bon chic bon genre)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━BCBGThe adjective « bon chic bon genre » or BCBG refers to a particular stereotype of the French upper middle class. To be BCBG is to be quite well-off (though not necessarily wealthy), to be conservative in both outlook and dress, and to attach importance to social standing and outward signs of respectability.* * *(colloq) besebeʒe adjectif (abbr = bon chic bon genre) iron chic and conservative* * *besebeʒe abr adjbon chic bon genre Sloaney Grande-Bretagne preppy USA* * *BCBG○ adj (abbr = bon chic bon genre) iron chic and conservative.ⓘ BCBG The abbreviation which is a term in its own right denotes a social type and its associated lifestyle, dress code and linguistic mannerisms which tend to reflect conventional bourgeois or upper middle-class values and tastes. It is not usually intended as a compliment.(abréviation de bon chic bon genre) adjectif invariableterm used to describe an upper-class lifestyle reflected especially in expensive but conservative clotheselle est très BCBG ≃ she's really Sloaney (familier & UK)il est très BCBG ≃ he's a real preppie type (familier & US)
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. 2013.