petty bourgeoisadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌpɛtɪ ˈbʊəʒwɑː/,

/ˌpɛtɪ ˈbɔːʒwɑː/, U.S.

/ˈˌpɛdi bʊrˈʒwɑ/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: petty adj., bourgeois n.¹

Etymology: < petty adj. + bourgeois n.¹, after French petit bourgeois petit bourgeois n. Compare earlier petty bourgeoisie n. and petit bourgeois n.

A. adj.

Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the lower-middle classes; = petit bourgeois adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [adjective] > middle-class or bourgeois

moyen1481

middling1631

bourgeois1761

small bourgeois1832

lower middle class1835

middle class1836

bourgeoisistic1848

petty bourgeois1864

upper middle class1872

petit bourgeois1887

lace curtain1928

haut bourgeois1940

bourgie1968

1864 Times 13 July 12/1 The opinions of the petty bourgeois class of the capital.

1888 S. Moore tr. K. Marx & F. Engels Manifesto Communist Party iii. 26 German Socialism recognised..its own calling as the bombastic representative of the petty bourgeois Philistine.

1906 E. M. Aveling tr. G. V. Plechanov Anarchism & Socialism iv. 35 Proudhon was the most typical representative of petty bourgeois socialism.

1936 ‘M. Innes’ Death at President's Lodging vii. 133 Our Inspector's petty-bourgeois passion for the till.

1958 I. Murdoch in N. Mackenzie Conviction 230 This mass is now quiescent, its manner of life largely suburban and its outlook ‘petty bourgeois’.

1960 D. Lessing In Pursuit of Eng. i. 13 These are not the real working-class. They are the lumpen-proletariat, tainted by petty-bourgeois ideology.

1974 J. White tr. N. Poulantzas Fascism & Dictatorship iii. ii. 111 The Nazi Party was filling the whole State apparatus..with members of petty-bourgeois origin and with their own quite specific petty-bourgeois ideology.

2004 Morning Star (Nexis) 19 Feb. 7 Would the dominant values be those of a mobilised working class seeking unity for socialism or a petty bourgeois nationalism?

B. n.

A member of the lower-middle or commercial classes; a conventional person; = petit bourgeois n. Also: such people collectively; = petite bourgeoisie n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [noun] > middle class or bourgeoisie > person

bourgeois1704

gigman1830

haut bourgeois1846

petit bourgeois1851

petty bourgeois1871

middle-classer1886

middle-middle1926

Middletowner1937

middle1955

bourgie1966

1871 Times 13 Oct. 10/2 Crowded..with parched throngs of petty bourgeois.

1888 S. Moore tr. K. Marx & F. Engels Manifesto Communist Party iii. 24 In countries where modern civilization has become fully developed, a new class of petty bourgeois has been formed.

1904 in R. C. K. Ensor Mod. Socialism xx. 289 I reckon, the life of the petty bourgeois..is an unhappy one.

1943 H. Read Politics of Unpolitical 15 According to Dr. Fromm, Hitler succeeded so well because he was able to combine the qualities of a resentful petty-bourgeois..with those of an opportunist ready to serve the interests of the German industrialists and Junkers.

1978 Encounter Feb. 36/2 The ‘people’ is what the petty bourgeois of the spirit transform all men and women into.

1993 Guardian 23 Oct. 27/3 However, the scorning of ‘those people’ is not done only by the petty bourgeois of the coal-in-the-bath working class.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petty bourgeois
释义	petty bourgeoisadj.n. Brit. /ˌpɛtɪ ˈbʊəʒwɑː/, /ˌpɛtɪ ˈbɔːʒwɑː/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛdi bʊrˈʒwɑ/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: petty adj., bourgeois n.¹ Etymology: < petty adj. + bourgeois n.¹, after French petit bourgeois petit bourgeois n. Compare earlier petty bourgeoisie n. and petit bourgeois n. A. adj. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the lower-middle classes; = petit bourgeois adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [adjective] > middle-class or bourgeois moyen1481 middling1631 bourgeois1761 small bourgeois1832 lower middle class1835 middle class1836 bourgeoisistic1848 petty bourgeois1864 upper middle class1872 petit bourgeois1887 lace curtain1928 haut bourgeois1940 bourgie1968 1864 Times 13 July 12/1 The opinions of the petty bourgeois class of the capital. 1888 S. Moore tr. K. Marx & F. Engels Manifesto Communist Party iii. 26 German Socialism recognised..its own calling as the bombastic representative of the petty bourgeois Philistine. 1906 E. M. Aveling tr. G. V. Plechanov Anarchism & Socialism iv. 35 Proudhon was the most typical representative of petty bourgeois socialism. 1936 ‘M. Innes’ Death at President's Lodging vii. 133 Our Inspector's petty-bourgeois passion for the till. 1958 I. Murdoch in N. Mackenzie Conviction 230 This mass is now quiescent, its manner of life largely suburban and its outlook ‘petty bourgeois’. 1960 D. Lessing In Pursuit of Eng. i. 13 These are not the real working-class. They are the lumpen-proletariat, tainted by petty-bourgeois ideology. 1974 J. White tr. N. Poulantzas Fascism & Dictatorship iii. ii. 111 The Nazi Party was filling the whole State apparatus..with members of petty-bourgeois origin and with their own quite specific petty-bourgeois ideology. 2004 Morning Star (Nexis) 19 Feb. 7 Would the dominant values be those of a mobilised working class seeking unity for socialism or a petty bourgeois nationalism? B. n. A member of the lower-middle or commercial classes; a conventional person; = petit bourgeois n. Also: such people collectively; = petite bourgeoisie n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [noun] > middle class or bourgeoisie > person bourgeois1704 gigman1830 haut bourgeois1846 petit bourgeois1851 petty bourgeois1871 middle-classer1886 middle-middle1926 Middletowner1937 middle1955 bourgie1966 1871 Times 13 Oct. 10/2 Crowded..with parched throngs of petty bourgeois. 1888 S. Moore tr. K. Marx & F. Engels Manifesto Communist Party iii. 24 In countries where modern civilization has become fully developed, a new class of petty bourgeois has been formed. 1904 in R. C. K. Ensor Mod. Socialism xx. 289 I reckon, the life of the petty bourgeois..is an unhappy one. 1943 H. Read Politics of Unpolitical 15 According to Dr. Fromm, Hitler succeeded so well because he was able to combine the qualities of a resentful petty-bourgeois..with those of an opportunist ready to serve the interests of the German industrialists and Junkers. 1978 Encounter Feb. 36/2 The ‘people’ is what the petty bourgeois of the spirit transform all men and women into. 1993 Guardian 23 Oct. 27/3 However, the scorning of ‘those people’ is not done only by the petty bourgeois of the coal-in-the-bath working class. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1864
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