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alrightnik

noun

Etymology

From alright + -nik.

  1. derived from *h₃reǵt-✻ — “to straighten; direct”
  2. inherited from *h₃reǵtom✻
  3. inherited from *rehtą✻ — “a right”
  4. inherited from *reht✻
  5. inherited from riht
  6. inherited from right
  7. compounded as alright — “all + right”
  8. suffixed as alrightnik — “alright + nik”

Definitions

  1. A person who has attained a successful lifestyle, but is considered vulgar or nouveau…

    A person who has attained a successful lifestyle, but is considered vulgar or nouveau riche.

    • Alrightniks are materialists; they parade their money; they lack modest, sensitive qualities. They talk loudly, dress garishly, show off.

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