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parvenus Definition


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parvenu
parvenue
noun
    parvenus, parvenues
    1. derog
      Respectively a man or woman who has recently acquired substantial wealth but lacks the social refinement sometimes thought necessary to go with it. Also as adj.
      Thesaurus: nouveau riche, new rich, upstart, climber (slang), vulgarian.
Etymology: Early 19c: French, literally ‘arrived', from parvenir to arrive.



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