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1. Characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
   - nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue

1. An arrogant or presumptuous person
    
2. A person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
   - parvenu, nouveau-riche, arriviste
    
3. A gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
   - kip

Derived forms: upstarts

See also: pretentious

Type of: disagreeable person, gymnastic exercise, unpleasant person

Encyclopedia: Upstart