" upstarts "

 [ "upstart" ]

1: an event, undertaking, or item that seems promising but turns out to be nothing like what you imagined.

  * e.g.,  ... Our relationship was an upstart, she seemed really great at the beginning but it turned out she was boring and lame. 

 [ "UpStart" ]

1: UpStart (uhp-stahrt) n. A company or organization with innovative approaches to energy use, carbon pollution, resource consumption, and/or social equity, A company or organization overcoming market barriers to build the new clean energy economy. Coined by Lisbeth Kaufman as the title of a column on Climate Progress.

  * e.g.,  ... “UpStarts” are companies that are shaking up the market, breaking down barriers and helping change the economy. 

 [ "upstart" ]

1: An enthusiastic gay male.

  * e.g.,  ... John was such an upstart at the protest. 

 [ "upstart knockoff" ]

1: The upstart knockoff effect is when a character appears that closely resembles a pre-existing character. When this happens, the previous character appears less important. Definition source: The anime Needless - Episode

  * e.g.,  ... Come on then if you think you can take me on, you upstart knockoff 

 [ "Upstart Holdings Inc" ]

1: An AI lending platform that partners with banks and credit unions to provide consumer loans using non-traditional variables, such as education and employment, to predict creditworthiness.

  * e.g.,  ... "What do they do, I don't even know em?"..."uhh excuse me?"...."What does Upstart Holdings Inc do?"...."Uhh well, um, um, um I'm sorry."..."What kind of company is it?"...."yeah, um, you're breaking up", *Curb your enthusiasm theme song plays*.