A person who pretends they can afford bougie products or brand but instead buy the cheapest item of said brand just to fit in. Can be used to describe someoneâs behavior when they cannot live up to their carefully curated image.
For an item. I love Gucci and the ppl who wear it are hot.but I canât afford it, but Iâd like people to think I can. So I bought the cheapest of their belts. Iâm an entry level person
For a person: he/she pretends to be so well mannered but is an entry level person.