|  parvenue 
 
 1. characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
 • Syn:
 nouveau-riche, parvenu, upstart
 • Similar to:
 pretentious
 • Derivationally related forms:
 parvenu (for: parvenu), nouveau-riche (for: nouveau-riche)
 2. of or characteristic of a parvenu
 • Syn:
 parvenu
 • Similar to:
 new
 
 
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