Synonym: arriviste, kip, nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, upstart. Similar words: upstage, upstairs, start, start up, start off, starter, start on, startling. Meaning: n. 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 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. adj. characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position.
31. The cloud laughed at the rainbow saying that it was an upstart gaudy in its emptiness.
32. Ethnography of moralities doesn't deliberately playact itself as an upstart of anthropology; instead, it highlights problem awareness.
33. Revolution an upstart , web - based card that charges no interchange fee, is gaining traction.