[なりきん, narikin] (n, adj-no) (1) (derog) upstart; nouveau riche; new rich; narikin; coming into wealth suddenly; (2) (See 成る・7) (orig. meaning) piece promoted to gold general (in shogi); (P) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (4 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Upstart \Up*start"\, v. i.
To start or spring up suddenly. --Spenser. Tennyson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Upstart \Up"start`\, n.
1. One who has risen suddenly, as from low life to wealth,
power, or honor; a parvenu. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Bot.) The meadow saffron. --Dr. Prior.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Upstart \Up"start`\, a.
Suddenly raised to prominence or consequence. "A race of
upstart creatures." --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
upstart
adj 1: characteristic of someone who has risen economically or
socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this
new position [syn: {nouveau-riche}, {parvenu},
{parvenue}, {upstart(a)}]
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
[syn: {upstart}, {parvenu}, {nouveau-riche}, {arriviste}]
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 [syn: {kip}, {upstart}]
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