Usually means: Newly acquired wealth, lacks pedigree.
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  1. parvenue: Merriam-Webster
  2. parvenue: Collins English Dictionary
  3. parvenue: Vocabulary.com
  4. parvenue: Wordnik
  5. parvenue: Wiktionary
  6. parvenue: Dictionary.com
  7. parvenue: Rhymezone
  8. parvenue: FreeDictionary.org
  9. parvenue: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. parvenue: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See parvenues as well.)

Definitions from WordNet (parvenue)

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


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