1.
If you describe someone as ~, you mean that they have strong hopes of moving to a higher social status. (JOURNALISM)
...the typical tensions of an ~ household.
ADJ
2.
If you describe a product as ~, you mean that it is bought or enjoyed by people who have strong hopes of moving to a higher social class. (JOURNALISM)
Fine music, particularly opera, has become ~, like fine wine or foreign travel.
ADJ