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adjectivecharacteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
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nouna 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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nouna gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
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nounan arrogant or presumptuous persontype of:
Definition that contains upstart
- wiseacre an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
- wisenheimer an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
- weisenheimer an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
- smart aleck an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
- wise guy an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
- jumped-up (British informal) upstart