Definition of parvenue Parvenue
par•ve•nue
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What does parvenue mean?
WordNet
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| parvenue - characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position | ||
| nouveau-riche, parvenu, 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" | ||
| parvenue - of or characteristic of a parvenu | ||
| parvenu | ||
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Wiktionary 
- parvenue (Noun)
Feminine equivalent of parvenu.
