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Your RBR Word of the Day: Arriviste

arriviste a-ree-VEEST, noun:

A person who has recently attained success, wealth, or high status but not general acceptance or respect; an upstart.


The Boise State Broncos' arriviste status was cemented with their "backyard football" victory over the Oklahoma Sooners.