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upstart
 
Adjective upstart has 1 sense
  1. nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, upstart - characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
    Antonym: unpretentious (indirect, via pretentious)
Noun upstart has 3 senses
  1. upstart - an arrogant or presumptuous person
    --1 is a kind of     unpleasant person, disagreeable person
    --1 has particulars:
     wise guy, smart aleck, wiseacre, wisenheimer, weisenheimer
  2. upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche, arriviste - a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
    --2 is a kind of unpleasant person, disagreeable person
    --2 has particulars: social climber, climber; junior
  3. kip, upstart - a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an errect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
    --3 is a kind of gymnastic exercise
upstage upstaged upstager upstair upstaire upstairs upstanding upstart-antonym upstart upstarts upstate upstream upstroke upstt upsurge upsurp upswing

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