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    NOUVEAU-RICHE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    arriviste; nouveau-riche; parvenu; upstart

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("nouveau-riche" is a kind of...):

    disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nouveau-riche"):

    climber; social climber (someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior)

    junior (term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male)

    Derivation:

    nouveau-riche (characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position)

     II. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new positionplay

    Synonyms:

    nouveau-riche; parvenu; parvenue; upstart

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    pretentious (making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction)

    Derivation:

    nouveau-riche (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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