19
parvenu(noun, adjective, person, rich, prosperity)
13
arriviste(noun, parvenu)
13
snob(noun, person, commonalty)
10
parvenue(noun, adjective, rich)
9
nouveau riche(noun, expression, adjective, idiom, rich)
8
nouveau-riche
6
mushroom(noun, prosperity, commonalty)
6
nobody(noun, person, commonalty)
6
attention seeker
6
climber(noun, person)
6
social climber(noun, expression, idiom, rich, parvenu)
5
adventurer(noun, commonalty)
5
modern
5
pretender(noun, snob)
4
bourgeois
4
jump up(verb, start, rise, jump, leap)
4
kip
4
peasant
4
puppy
4
skipjack(noun, prosperity, commonalty)
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