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Arrivism |
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Arrivism See also Philistinism. Beverly Hillbillies, The hillbillies transplanted by wealth to Beverly Hills. [TV: Terrace, I, 93–94] nouveau riche entrepreneur displays wealth on Long Island. [Am. Lit.: The Great Gatsby] bumptious black who thinks money is every-thing. [TV: “The Jeffersons” in Terrace, I, 409–410] they flounder in seas of sudden wealth. [Comics: “Bringing up Father” in Horn, 132] elderly tradesman who spends wealth trying to raise his social status. [Fr. Lit.: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme] nouveau riche entrepreneur feels he deserves an aristocratic wife. [Am. Lit.: The American] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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