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nouveau-riche

DEFINITIONS OF: nouveau-riche

1

adj characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position

Synonyms:
parvenu, parvenue, upstart
pretentious
making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction

n a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class

Synonyms:
arriviste, parvenu, upstart
Types:
climber, social climber
someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior
junior
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
lion-hunter
someone who tries to attract social lions as guests
Type of:
disagreeable person, unpleasant person
a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
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