arrivism

noun

ar·​ri·​vism

¦a(ˌ)rē¦vēzəm,

-viz-

plural -s

: the practice or conduct of an arriviste

middle-class arrivism

Word History

Etymology

French arrivisme, from arriviste + -isme -ism

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