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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-764/
- Published: 2026-09-20T18:15:38.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-20T18:15:37.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

arriviste (noun) -

: one that is a new and uncertain arrival (as in social position or artistic endeavor)

Source : [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arriviste?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : An arriviste is someone who is just beginning to "arrive," in the sense of achieving success or making a name for oneself. Often the word can have slightly negative connotations, indicating a person who is highly aggressive or perhaps unscrupulous in his or her climb to the top. Like its synonym parvenu, arriviste can also indicate a lack of certainty or confidence in one's newfound position. Arriviste is something of a new arrival itself, relatively speaking. English speakers borrowed the term from French in the early 20th century.

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