parvenue
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parvenue
(ˈpɑːvəˌnjuː)n
(Sociology) a woman who, having risen socially or economically, is considered to be an upstart or to lack the appropriate refinement for her new position
adj
(Sociology) of or characteristic of a parvenue
[C19: see parvenu]
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Adj. 1. [画像:parvenue - characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position]parvenue - characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
pretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"
2. parvenue - of or characteristic of a parvenu
new - not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World"
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