alrightnik

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounalrightnik (plural alrightniks)

plural alrightniks

  1. colloquialA 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.

    1992, Leo Rosten, The Joys of Yinglish, page 33

Origin

From alright + -nik.

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APA

alrightnik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alrightnik

MLA

“alrightnik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alrightnik. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alrightnik,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alrightnik.

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