1. characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position • Syn: nouveau-riche, parvenu, upstart • Similar to: pretentious • Derivationally related forms: parvenu (for: parvenu), nouveau-riche (for: nouveau-riche) 2. of or characteristic of a parvenu • Syn: parvenu • Similar to: new
