what color is your Bugatti
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Meaning · English
An expression intended to flaunt one’s own material possessions and simultaneously deride another person for not owning them.
Register: humorous, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Many secondary school teachers feel they were slow to pick up on Tate’s influence. Last year, they began to notice pupils using phrases they didn’t recognise: “What colour is your Bugatti?” (a way of bragging about status); “Make me a sandwich” (to belittle women and girls).
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “what color is your Bugatti” mean?
An expression intended to flaunt one’s own material possessions and simultaneously deride another person for not owning them.
Is “what color is your Bugatti” formal or informal?
what color is your Bugatti is generally humorous, slang.