Poser

Poseur (Americanized as poser) is a derogatory label for an individual who seeks to identify with a particular subculture, not because they have taken on its shared values but because they seek to gain social status within the culture, or to gain the status associated with it.

Related Topics:
Derogatory - Subculture - Values - Social status

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Posers may be identified by frequent changes in style of clothing and interests, often in the space of a few months.

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