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nouveau-riche

  1. adj. characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position [syn: parvenu, parvenue, upstart(a)]

  2. n. a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class [syn: upstart, parvenu, arriviste]