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nouveau riche
wealthy person whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who is therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy
dandy
thumb|Parisian costumes: The dandies of Paris in 1831.
Pétion-Ville
Pétion-Ville (; ) is a commune and a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in the hills east and separate from the city itself on the northern hills of the Massif de la Selle. Founded in 1831 by president Jean-Pierre Boyer, it was named after Alexandre Sabès Pétion (1770–1818), the Haitian general and president later recognized as one of the country's four founding fathers.
jet set
term for an international social group of wealthy people who travel the world and participate in social activities unavailable to ordinary people
cocktail party
party at which cocktails are served
country club
private club typically offering recreational sports and entertainment facilities
parvenu
A parvenu is a person who is a relative newcomer to a high-ranking socioeconomic class. The word is borrowed from the French language; it is the past participle of the verb parvenir (to reach, to arrive, to manage to do something).
debutante
thumb|Debutantes at the Chrysanthemum Ball in Munich (2012) A debutante, also spelled débutante ( ; from , ), or deb is a young woman of aristocratic or upper-class family background who has reached maturity and is presented to society at a formal "debut" ( , ; ) or debutante ball. Originally, the term indicated that the woman was old enough to be married, and one purpose of her "coming out" was to display her to eligible bachelors and their families with a view to marriage within a select circle.
liberal elite
political epithet for those holding or promoting Left Liberal views
radical chic
people identifying themselves as socialists or radical leftists while conducting upper-class lifestyles
café society
people who gathered in cafes and restaurants
old boy network
private school alumni social connections
Upper class culture — category · Vinony