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Trimalchio
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Definition:a character in the 1st century AD Roman work of fiction Satyricon by Petronius. He plays a part only in the section titled "Cena Trimalchionis" (The Banquet of Trimalchio, often translated as "Dinner With Trimalchio"). Trimalchio is an arrogant former slave who has become quite wealthy by tactics that most would find distasteful.The term "Trimalchio" has become shorthand for the worst excesses of the nouveau riche.text from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
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It was when curiosity about Gatsby was at its highest that the lights in his house failed to go on one Saturday night — and, as obscurely as it had begun, his career as Trimalchio was over.
F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby (1925)
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