Arrivism

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35. Arrivism (See also Philistinism.)

  1. Beverly Hillbillies, The hillbillies transplanted by wealth to Beverly Hills. [TV: Terrace, I, 9394]
  2. Gatsby, Jay nouveau riche entrepreneur displays wealth on Long Island. [Am. Lit.: The Great Gatsby ]
  3. Jefferson, George bumptious black who thinks money is every-thing. [TV: The Jeffersons in Terrace, I, 409410]
  4. Jiggs and Maggie they flounder in seas of sudden wealth. [Comics: Bringing up Father in Horn, 132]
  5. Jourdain, Monsieur elderly tradesman who spends wealth trying to raise his social status. [Fr. Lit.: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme ]
  6. Newman, Christopher nouveau riche entrepreneur feels he deserves an aristocratic wife. [Am. Lit.: The American ]

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