8
parvenu(noun, upstart)
5
climber(noun, person)
4
name-dropper(noun, person, snob)
3
upstart(noun, rich, parvenu)
3
nouveau riche(noun, rich)
3
snob
2
adventurer
2
attention seeker
2
jackdaw in peacock's feathers(expression, person, behavior, demeanor)
2
smarty pants(noun, expression, person, behavior, demeanor)
2
sprout
1
airs and graces(expression, person, behavior, demeanor)
1
all hat no cattle(expression, person, behavior, demeanor)
1
attention whore(expression, person, behavior, demeanor)
1
bag of wind(expression, person, behavior, demeanor)
1
beggar on horseback(expression, person, behavior, demeanor)
1
big talker(expression, person, behavior, demeanor)
1
bull artist(expression, person, behavior, demeanor)
1
clever dick(expression, person, behavior, demeanor)
1
crow in peacock's feathers(expression, person, behavior, demeanor)
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