Pronounced: JUHN-too, noun
Notes: I didn’t know this word in English
Yesterday’s word
The word arriviste means “one that is a new and uncertain arrival (in social position or artistic endeavor)”
First usage
Our word came into English in
Background / Comments
I assume that we can all remember joining a new group or starting at a new school; in that case, we are the arriviste. I’m pretty sure that we can also remember a new student or member of a group and being uncertain of their standing. Such is the idea of our word, although it can have a negative connotation, which would indicate that the newcomer is trying too hard to fit in. A synonym for our word is “parvenu”. Our word was borrowed from French in the 1900s (1900-1910).
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