- nouveau riche
- nouveau riche 1813, French, lit. "new rich." Opposite noveau pauvre is attested from 1965. Ancient Greek had the same idea in neo-ploutos "newly become rich."
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Nouveau Riche — refers to a social class. Nouveau Riche may also refer to: Nouveau Riche (Philadelphia band) Nouveau Riche (Swedish band) Nouveau Riche (real estate investment college) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
Nouveau riche — Nou veau riche , m., Nouvelle riche Nou velle riche , f.; pl. m. {Noveaux riches}, f. {Nouvelles riches}. [F.] A person newly rich. Contrasted with {old money}. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nouveau riche — (izg. nuvȏ rȉš) m DEFINICIJA sociol. 1. onaj koji se na brzinu obogatio zahvaljujući ratnim i sl. okolnostima; skorojević 2. meton. onaj koji napadno ističe svoje bogatstvo kako bi time nadoknadio one nedostatke koji kompromitiraju društveni… … Hrvatski jezični portal
nouveau riche — index philistine Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Nouveau riche — ● Nouveau riche dont la fortune est récente et qui la montre avec ostentation, mauvais goût … Encyclopédie Universelle
nouveau riche — [n] new rich DINK*, parvenu, social climber, upstart, vulgarian, yuppie*; concept 423 … New thesaurus
nouveau riche — ► NOUN (treated as pl. ) ▪ people who have recently acquired wealth, typically those perceived as lacking good taste. ORIGIN French, new rich … English terms dictionary
nouveau riche — [no͞o΄vō rēsh′] n. pl. nouveaux riches [no͞o΄vō rēsh′] [Fr, newly rich] a person who has only recently become rich: often connoting tasteless ostentation, lack of culture, etc … English World dictionary
Nouveau riche — For other uses, see Nouveau riche (disambiguation). The nouveau riche (French for new rich , pronounced [nu.vo ʁiʃ]), or new money, comprise those who have acquired considerable wealth within their own generation.[1] The term is generally used to … Wikipedia
nouveau-riche — [[t]nu͟ːvoʊ ri͟ːʃ[/t]] (The plural can be either nouveau riche or nouveaux riches.) 1) N PLURAL: usu the N (disapproval) The nouveaux riches are people who have only recently become rich and who have tastes and manners that some people consider… … English dictionary
