Nouveau-riche

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nouveau-riche
       adj : characteristic of someone who has risen economically or
             socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for
             this new position [syn: {parvenu}, {parvenue}, {upstart(a)}]
       n : a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status
           but has not gained social acceptance of others in that


           class [syn: {upstart}, {parvenu}, {arriviste}]