parvenu

Plural: parvenus

Noun

One who has recently risen to a higher social or economic class.
a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, privileges, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.

Adjective Satellite

characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
of or characteristic of a parvenu

Adj

Being a parvenu; also, like, having the characteristics of, or associated with a parvenu.

Examples

He felt like a PARVENU after his unexpected triple-word-score win in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French parvenu, past participle of parvenir, from Latin perveniō (“arrive, reach”).
See also parvenue f

Synonyms

arriviste, nouveau-riche, parvenue, upstart

Scrabble Score: 12

parvenu: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
parvenu: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
parvenu: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

parvenu: valid Words With Friends Word