petty bourgeois
noun/ˌpeti ˈbʊəʒwɑː/
/ˌpeti ˈbʊrʒwɑː/
(also petit bourgeois)
(from French, disapproving)- a member of the lower middle class in society, especially one who thinks that money, work and social position are very important
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