Learn Where You Can
I had an interesting vocab lesson the other night…I learned the following words:
parvenu – one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it.
I think I’ve always used the other French term, “nouveau riche“, though in looking at the definition, it is slightly different in meaning.Â
dyspeptic – showing a sour disposition.Â
I think I’ve always used “sour puss”.  I think I need to try to use these words in conversation…that’s how you keep them, right? Anyway, the funny thing is where I got these new words…from the Netflix jacket for Caddyshack. Who knew?
12 Comments
Maya's Granny
Indeed, who knew?
Ml
Thanks for the new words! Too funny about getting them off the Caddyshack jacket 🙂
Beenzzz
Who knew that Caddyshack could be so educational! 😉
Tracy
If I ever become a parvenu, I don’t think I’d feel at all dyspeptic. After all, you can’t take the “riche” out of “nouveau riche”. 🙂
Gina
Culture can come from the strangest places!
And I have to say you and I exist in some parallel universe, because I was going to write a post about some new words I had never used as well.
Dot
Who new Caddyshack was funny AND educational.
Py Korry
Ah Caddyshack…It’s not as funny as I remembered it being in 1980. I guess I’m being a bit dyspeptic right now. 🙂
ally bean
Blows my mind to find out that you can learn something from Caddyshack!! Doesn’t quite seem right, somehow.
Lalunas
Caddyshack what a classic. That is one movie that I think everyone has seen at least once.
hellomelissa
i know several parvenus, and many of them do indeed look dyspeptic. those words go together quite nicely.
feather
And here I thought that dyspeptic meant suffering from dyspepsia.
Parvenu would make a great scrabble word. I must remember it!
Lotus
ooooh, love the word parvenu, it’s going to be my new favorite word, I’m sure! 🙂