pop (n)
/pɑp/

a drink like soda

ridicule (v)
/ˈrɪdəˌkjul/

to make someone or something look silly by laughing at them or it in an unkind way

affluent (adj)
/ˈæfluənt/

having a lot of money or possessions; rich

old clunker (noun phrase)
/oʊld ˈklʌŋkər/

old cars that have a lot of problems and look bad

neighborhood (n)
/ˈneɪ·bərˌhʊd/

a district or an area of a town; the people who live there

brand new (adj)
/brænd nu/

completely new, especially not yet used

pretty obvious (adjphrase)
/ˈprɪt̮i ˈɑbviəs/

really easy to understand

turn a lot of heads (idiom)
/tərn ə lɑt əv hɛdz/

get a lot of attention; make people look

blue collar (noun phrase)
/blu ˈkɑlər/

the people have jobs that do not make a lot of money

designer clothes (noun phrase)
/dɪˈzaɪnər kloʊz/

expensive clothes

keep up with the Joneses (idiom)
/kip ʌp wɪθ ðə ˈdʒoʊnzəz/

to try to own all the same things as people you know in order to seem as good as them