parvenu
- Noun. 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.
- Adjective. Being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu.
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