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nouveau riche

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nouveau riche /ˌnuːvoʊˈriːʃ/ noun
plural nouveaux riches /ˌnuːvoʊˈriːʃ/
nouveau riche
/ˌnuːvoʊˈriːʃ/
noun
plural nouveaux riches /ˌnuːvoʊˈriːʃ/
Learner's definition of NOUVEAU RICHE
[count] disapproving
: a person who has recently become rich and who likes to spend a lot of money暴发户

— nouveau riche

adjective

nouveau riche

noun

nou·​veau riche ˌnü-ˌvō-ˈrēsh How to pronounce nouveau riche (audio)
plural nouveaux riches ˌnü-ˌvō-ˈrēsh How to pronounce nouveau riche (audio)
: a person newly rich : parvenu

Example Sentences

a nouveau riche who is reportedly using his money to buy his way into Palm Beach society
Recent Examples on the Web The unspoken rule, now very much spoken, was created by the old money elite, hoping to elevate themselves above the nouveau riche, or newly wealthy. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2022 Following his resignation in 1991, Mr. Gorbachev watched as Russia stumbled through market reforms, crippling poverty and the rise of the nouveau riche that embraced the most extravagant aspects of capitalism. Ann M. Simmons, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 Yet, through the British Museum’s offerings, all have become part of new efforts to capitalize on artists’ work posthumously by embracing the fad for N.F.T. collecting among the cryptocurrency nouveau riche. Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 14 May 2022 That Molly is a member of the nouveau riche jetset who lives in Bel-Air made crafting her sartorial identity all the more interesting. Leena Kim, Town & Country, 5 Aug. 2022 This is a show about hustlers, businessmen, crime bosses, and the nouveau riche of the jet-set who are hungry for money and hunting for the Next Big Thing. Andy Meek, BGR, 26 May 2022 Blockchain snafu aside, lavish parties were thrown left and right in the best traditions of the nouveau riche. Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 3 May 2022 This is the story of the Trenchard family, who are part of the nouveau riche in London’s upper class. ELLE, 30 Oct. 2021 By the turn of the 20th century, the nouveau riche Vanderbilts had taken over the stretch of Fifth Avenue between 51st and 57th streets by building colossal palaces. Leena Kim, Town & Country, 21 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, literally, "newly rich"

First Known Use

circa 1796, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nouveau riche was circa 1796

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