parvenu

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Noun

1. A person who has [[risen]], climbed up, or has been [[promote]]d to a higher social [[class]], especially through [[acquisition]] of [[wealth]], privileges, or political [[authority]] but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.

Adjective

1. Being a parvenu; also, like, having the characteristics of, or associated with a parvenu.

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