un beurgeois, une beurgeoise and la beurgeoisie are three new French words. They come from two words: beur – Verlan slang for Arabe – and bourgeoisie or bourgeois – middle-class, middle-class person. Un beurgeois is a a second generation middle-class person, mostly from North-African origins.
« La beurgeoisie est une classe montante en France. »
“The beurgeoisie class is rising in France. ”
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