Arrivism (See also Philistinism.) Allusions, Definition, Citation, Reference, Information - Allusion to Arrivism (See also Philistinism.)


  1. Beverly Hillbillies, The hillbillies transplanted by wealth to Beverly Hills. [TV: Terrace, I, 93–94]
  2. Gatsby, Jay nouveau riche entrepreneur displays wealth on Long Island. [Am. Lit.: The Great Gatsby]
  3. Jefferson, George bumptious black who thinks money is every-thing. [TV: “The Jeffersons” in Terrace, I, 409–410]
  4. Jiggs and Maggie they flounder in seas of sudden wealth. [Comics: “Bringing up Father” in Horn, 132]
  5. Jourdain, Monsieur elderly tradesman who spends wealth trying to raise his social status. [Fr. Lit.: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme]
  6. Newman, Christopher nouveau riche entrepreneur feels he deserves an aristocratic wife. [Am. Lit.: The American]