nouveau riche
noun/phrase | /nouveau riche/
people who have recently become wealthy and often display it ostentatiously
Literal meaning:
"new rich"
nouveau riche
noun/phrase | /nouveau riche/
Foreign Words & PhrasesFrenchMEDIUMpeople who have recently become wealthy and often display it ostentatiously
Literal meaning:
"new rich"
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Examples
"The nouveau riche funded extravagant parties to show off their status."
"Critics mocked the nouveau riche's excessive tastes."
Mnemonic Trick
Nouveau = new, riche = rich → newly wealthy, often flashy
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