parvenue

/ (ˈpɑːvəˌnjuː) /


noun
  1. a woman who, having risen socially or economically, is considered to be an upstart or to lack the appropriate refinement for her new position

adjective
  1. of or characteristic of a parvenue

Origin of parvenue

1
C19: see parvenu

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