Definition of nouveau-riche Nouveau-riche
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| nouveau-riche - characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position | ||
| parvenu, parvenue, upstart | ||
| 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" | ||
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