Nouveau-pauvre Definition

noun

A newly impoverished person; somebody who has recently become poor.

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adjective
Similar to or having the qualities of a nouveau povre.
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Other Word Forms of Nouveau-pauvre

Noun

Singular:
nouveau-pauvre
Plural:
nouveaux-pauvres

Origin of Nouveau-pauvre

  • From French nouveau pauvre (“new poor”), modeled on nouveau riche (“new money”). First attested 1965.

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