nouveau riche
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From the French nouveau riche (“new rich”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK, Anglicised) IPA: /ˌnuː.vəʊ ˈɹiːʃ/, SAMPA: /%nu:.v@U "r\i:S/
[edit] Noun
nouveau riche (plural nouveaux riches)
- (pejorative) New money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy.
[edit] Usage notes
"nouveau riche" is sometimes treated as a singular noun with the plural nouveaux riches and sometimes as a plural noun with no separate singular form.
[edit] Translations
nouveau riche
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