petite bourgeoisie

[puh-teet boor-zhwah-zee; Fr. puh-teet boor-zhwa-zee]

pe·tite bour·geoi·sie

[puh-teet boor-zhwah-zee; Fr. puh-teet boor-zhwa-zee]
noun
the portion of the bourgeoisie having the least wealth and lowest social status; the lower middle class.

Origin:
1915–20; < French
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Petite bourgeoisie has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
given to using long words.
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petite bourgeoisie

noun
lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.) [syn: petit bourgeois
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