Épater la bourgeoisie or épater le (or les) bourgeois is a French phrase that became a rallying cry for the French Decadent poets of the late 19th century...

being an attack on the iconic Mona Lisa and traditional art, a stroke of épater le bourgeois promoting the Dadaist ideals. According to one commentator:...

often intentionally employed by the far-right to troll leftist targets. Épater la bourgeoisie Schadenfreude Sealioning Shock jock Shock site "Edgelord...

thing in his favour that he is not witty, not 'daring', has no wish to épater les bourgeois. He dealt largely in platitudes, and since we live in a world...

hipster podcast" for its "contempt for social liberalism" and a desire to "épater la bourgeoisie". Both hosts supported Bernie Sanders in the 2020 Democratic...

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a cheap vehicle for some fast money, a few laughs, a touch of the old épater la bourgeoisie. It may also be that in the mind of their chief terrorist...

Driving Rain (18)" (2023, on I've Seen a Way) Poetry portal Biography portal Épater la bourgeoisie "Baudelaire". Merriam-Webster. Norwich, John Julius (1985–1993)...

the inherent risks. embonpoint a plump, hourglass figure. épater la bourgeoisie or épater le bourgeois lit. "to shock the middle classes", a rallying...

freaks. They were meant to be. They were playing the same old game again, épater la bourgeoisie, but this time round it wasn't called Dada or Existentialism...