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Categories: Socioeconomic stereotypes, Class-related slurs, French words and phrases, Class discrimination, Social classes

upstart parvenu nouveau-riche arriviste nouveau riche

A person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class WordNet 3.0

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A person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Nouveau riche is a term used, usually in a derogatory way, to describe those whose wealth has been acquired within their own generation, rather than by familial inheritance. Wikipedia

A parvenu is a person who is a relative newcomer to a high-ranking socioeconomic class. Wikipedia

A term for rich people who acquired their wealth within their own generations Wikipedia Disambiguation

Wealthy person whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who is therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy Wikidata

relative newcomer to a socioeconomic class Wikidata

A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, rights, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class. OmegaWiki

The class of nouveau riche people. OmegaWiki

Wealthy person whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who is therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy. OmegaWiki

An upstart or newcomer; nouveau riche; parvenu; an ambitious, brash or arrogant person who has yet to integrate with his or her new social group. Wiktionary

New money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy. Wiktionary

New money: wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy. Wiktionary (translation)

One who has suddenly gained wealth, power, or other prominence, but either has not received social acceptance or has become arrogant or presumptuous. Wiktionary

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