Thesaurus results for NOUVEAU RICHE

nouveau riche

noun

ˌnü-ˌvō-ˈrēsh

as in parvenu

one who has recently acquired wealth and social position a nouveau riche who is reportedly using his money to buy his way into Palm Beach society

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Recent Examples on the Web Daniels captures the swagger and the gauche trappings of the nouveau riche, along with the sense of entitlement common to those who have built their fortunes on the backs of others — and the anger and desperation when something threatens them. —

Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024 Just when they're getting used to being dead, the recently deceased Adam (Alec Baldwin) and Barbara (Geena Davis) find their home invaded by nouveau riche boneheads who want to market the house as a haunted tourist trap. —

Danny Horn, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2023 The Mob Wife aesthetic has been characterized as nouveau riche, signaling new wealth and, perhaps, a misguided sense of what to do with it. —

Aneliza Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024 Park Avenue and its stately high rises for New York City's nouveau riche covered up the eyesore. —

Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nouveau riche

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