Are you a cheugy mom" If you’re wondering what this means, there’s a good chance you are one, but we’ve decided here and now that there’s nothing wrong with that.
The word ?cheugy? exploded into our collective consciousness earlier this week, when New York Times culture reporter Taylor Lorenz published a deep dive after noticing the term going viral on TikTok. But what exactly does it mean"
?It?s not quite ?basic,? which can describe someone who is a conformist or perhaps generic in their tastes, and it?s not ?uncool,?? says Lorenz. ?It?s not embarrassing or even always negative. Cheugy (pronounced chew-gee,) can be used, broadly, to describe someone who is out of date or trying too hard. And while a lot of things are associated with millennial women, the term can be applied to anyone of any gender and any age.? Apparently the word itself is a portmanteau of “cheap” and “bougie.”
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Clear as mud, right" Need some examples" In her story for The Cut, writer Mia Mercado says the following things qualify as cheugy: ?Chevron prints, ?Live Laugh Love?-style home décor, Rae Dunn pottery, this hand-lettering style.? Even lasagna was a contender, which is… confusing but also LOL.
If this all sounds judgey or mean-spirited, we get it. We kinda thought so, too. As The Guardian puts i...