social climbn.

Brit.

/ˌsəʊʃl ˈklʌɪm/, U.S.

/ˌsoʊʃ(ə)l ˈklaɪm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: social adj., climb n.

Etymology: < social adj. + climb n., after social climber n., social climbing n. Compare later social climb v.

An ascent to a higher social status, esp. acceptance in fashionable society.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > [noun] > social mobility > social climbing or status seeking

social climbing1886

social climb1904

status-seeking1940

1904 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 2 Apr. 6/6 She gets a surprise that opens her eyes, and before she has finished the social climb, she is a sadder and wiser woman.

1938 Times 8 Sept. 10/3 Another example..is a scene in which he shows the Hollicks giving their first garden-party after their social climb has begun.

1975 G. Howell In Vogue 151/2 Sweaters appear... Their social climb touches its peak..over a grandly outsize evening skirt.

2005 M. C. André in R. A. Root Lat. Amer. Fashion Reader iv. xv. 258 The legendary story of Evita and her social climb from rags to riches remains very much alive.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

social climbv.

Brit.

/ˌsəʊʃl ˈklʌɪm/, U.S.

/ˌsoʊʃ(ə)l ˈklaɪm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: social adj., climb v.

Etymology: < social adj. + climb v., after social climber n., social climbing n., social climb n., social-climbing adj.

Frequently depreciative.

intransitive. To attain a higher social status, esp. acceptance in fashionable society, frequently by means considered disreputable.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > be ranked socially [verb (intransitive)] > climb socially

climba1240

risec1390

ascend1751

to rise from the ranks1798

social climb1929

1919 Washington Post 26 Jan. (Post Mag.) 10/2 Two more modest social climbers never operated in New York... So we social-climbed six stories to the top.]

1929 Decatur (Illinois) Evening Herald 5 Apr. 21/5 You can't social climb in this sense without educating yourself.

1962 Sunday Express 21 Jan. 1/3 Allegations that I was social-climbing among royalty.

2006 Time Out N.Y. 23 Feb. 78/4 Dunant's new novel..is narrated by a dwarf as he and his alluring mistress try to social-climb in 15th-century Venice.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	social climb
释义	social climbn. Brit. /ˌsəʊʃl ˈklʌɪm/, U.S. /ˌsoʊʃ(ə)l ˈklaɪm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: social adj., climb n. Etymology: < social adj. + climb n., after social climber n., social climbing n. Compare later social climb v. An ascent to a higher social status, esp. acceptance in fashionable society. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > [noun] > social mobility > social climbing or status seeking social climbing1886 social climb1904 status-seeking1940 1904 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 2 Apr. 6/6 She gets a surprise that opens her eyes, and before she has finished the social climb, she is a sadder and wiser woman. 1938 Times 8 Sept. 10/3 Another example..is a scene in which he shows the Hollicks giving their first garden-party after their social climb has begun. 1975 G. Howell In Vogue 151/2 Sweaters appear... Their social climb touches its peak..over a grandly outsize evening skirt. 2005 M. C. André in R. A. Root Lat. Amer. Fashion Reader iv. xv. 258 The legendary story of Evita and her social climb from rags to riches remains very much alive. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). social climbv. Brit. /ˌsəʊʃl ˈklʌɪm/, U.S. /ˌsoʊʃ(ə)l ˈklaɪm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: social adj., climb v. Etymology: < social adj. + climb v., after social climber n., social climbing n., social climb n., social-climbing adj. Frequently depreciative. intransitive. To attain a higher social status, esp. acceptance in fashionable society, frequently by means considered disreputable. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > be ranked socially [verb (intransitive)] > climb socially climba1240 risec1390 ascend1751 to rise from the ranks1798 social climb1929 1919 Washington Post 26 Jan. (Post Mag.) 10/2 Two more modest social climbers never operated in New York... So we social-climbed six stories to the top.] 1929 Decatur (Illinois) Evening Herald 5 Apr. 21/5 You can't social climb in this sense without educating yourself. 1962 Sunday Express 21 Jan. 1/3 Allegations that I was social-climbing among royalty. 2006 Time Out N.Y. 23 Feb. 78/4 Dunant's new novel..is narrated by a dwarf as he and his alluring mistress try to social-climb in 15th-century Venice. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1904v.1929
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