Nouveau Riche Definition

no͝ovō rēsh

nouveaux-riches

noun

A person who has only recently become rich.

Webster's New World

(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.

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Synonyms:
arriviste
parvenu
upstart
yuppie
status seeker
newly-rich

adjective

Newly rich; like a nouveau riche.

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Other Word Forms of Nouveau Riche

Noun

Singular:

nouveau riche

Plural:

nouveaux-riches

Origin of Nouveau Riche

Borrowing from French nouveau riche (literally “new rich").

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French nouveau new riche rich

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition