parvenu
noun
a person who has recently or suddenly acquired wealth, importance, position, or the like, but has not yet developed the conventionally appropriate manners, dress, surroundings, etc.
parvenuism
-
a word derived from
parvenu.
Example Sentences
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I did not want to show any sensational parvenuism; London is not impressed by that.
From The Secrets of the German War Office by Dr. Armgaard Karl Graves
