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parvenu

/'pɑrvə,nu/

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adjective
characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
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nouveau-riche parvenue upstart pretentious
noun
a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
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arriviste nouveau-riche upstart

type of:
disagreeable person unpleasant person
adjective
of or characteristic of a parvenu
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parvenue new

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