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nouveau riche
/ˌnuː.vəʊ ˈɹiːʃ/
noun
New money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy.
Similar: parvenu
Synonymsparvenu
Antonymsvieux riche
adjective
Newly rich; like a nouveau riche.
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