arriviste \a-ree-VEEST\, noun:
A person who has recently attained success, wealth, or high status but not general acceptance or respect; an upstart.
Sherman, in his $1,800 imported suit and British hand-lasted shoes is . . . an arriviste and a poseur.
-- Frank Conroy, "Urban Rats in Fashion's Maze", New York Times, November 1, 1987
2 comments:
when are you going to start giving an urbandictionary word of the day? you can get that on urbandictionary.com these days and they are quite useful.
That's not a bad idea. My only hesitation is perpetuating the usage of certain words such as "obvi," "preggers," and the like.
However, if I come across some slang words on that site in which I might actually find some value, I will consider posting them on here.
Thanks for the suggestion.
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