parvenue

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
parvenue
    adj 1: characteristic of someone who has risen economically or
           socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this
           new position [syn: {nouveau-riche}, {parvenu},
           {parvenue}, {upstart(a)}]
    2: of or characteristic of a parvenu [syn: {parvenu},
       {parvenue}]
    

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