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parvenu - Word of the Day - Mon Nov 28, 2022

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parvenu - (noun) - one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it

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Lotto winners suddenly find themselves the parvenu rubbing elbows with millionaires.

 

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The French are skilled at coming up with insulting labels for those who rise from nothing to wealth.

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2 hours ago, drpaladin said:

The French are skilled at coming up with insulting labels for those who rise from nothing to wealth.

Yes, like the term nouveau riche - a derogatory term meaning the newly rich, which insinuates they didn't derive their money from old family wealth and inheritance.  

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