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nouveau-riche

English

  1. 🔊 characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
  2. 🔊 a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class

Similar words

upstart parvenu arriviste parvenu parvenue upstart(a)