- nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, upstart - characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
Antonym: unpretentious (indirect, via pretentious)
- upstart - an arrogant or presumptuous person
--1 is a kind of unpleasant person, disagreeable person
--1 has particulars:wise guy, smart aleck, wiseacre, wisenheimer, weisenheimer - upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche, arriviste - a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
--2 is a kind of unpleasant person, disagreeable person
--2 has particulars: social climber, climber; junior- kip, upstart - a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an errect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
--3 is a kind of gymnastic exercise
- upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche, arriviste - a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class