upstart
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1VERB + UPSTART
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noun
One who has suddenly gained wealth, power, or other prominence, but either has not received social acceptance or has become arrogant or presumptuous.
upstarts […]they call in reproach mushrooms
[S]he has no fair pretence of family or blood. She was nobody when he married her, barely the daughter of a gentleman; but ever since her being turned into a Churchill she has out-Churchill’d them all in high and mighty claims: but in herself, I assure you, she is an upstart.”
The meadow saffron.
adj
Acting like a parvenu.
Self-important and presumptuous.
verb
To rise suddenly, to spring
Th' Elfe therewith astownd, Upstarted lightly from his looser make, And his unready weapons gan in hand to take.
the beauteous beast Scared by the noise upstarted at our feet
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6upstarts […]they call in reproach mushrooms
Wiktionary[S]he has no fair pretence of family or blood. She was nobody when he married her, barely the daughter of a gentleman; but ever since her being turned into a Churchill she has out-Churchill’d them all
WiktionaryBut electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive ups
WiktionaryTh' Elfe therewith astownd, Upstarted lightly from his looser make, And his unready weapons gan in hand to take.
Wiktionarythe beauteous beast Scared by the noise upstarted at our feet
Wiktionary"Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!" I shrieked, upstarting—
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