petit bourgeois
adjective/ˌpeti ˈbʊəʒwɑː/
/ˌpeti ˈbʊrʒwɑː/
(also petty bourgeois)
[usually before noun] (from French, disapproving)- belonging to or connected with the lower middle class in society, and often showing the belief that money, work and social position are very important
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