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nouveau riche
CIDE DICTIONARY
nouveau riche, m. [F.].
A person newly rich. Contrasted with old money . [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nouveau riche, n. (pl. nouveaux riches pronunc. same) a person who has recently acquired (usu. ostentatious) wealth.
Etymology
F, = new rich
THESAURUS
nouveau riche
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