nou·veau riche

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• nou|veau riche — «noo voh REESH», plural nou|veaux riches «noo voh REESH», French. 1. a) a person who has recently become rich. b) a person who makes a vulgar display of his wealth. 2. (literally) new rich …   Useful english dictionary

• nou|veau pau|vre — «noo voh POH vruh», plural nou|veaux pau|vres «noo voh POH vruh». French. 1. a person who has recently become poor. 2. (literally) new poor. ╂[patterned on nouveau riche] …   Useful english dictionary

• nouveau riche — nou|veau riche [ ,nuvou riʃ ] noun plural people who have recently become rich, especially people who buy expensive things to impress other people ╾ nou|veau riche adjective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• nouveau riche — nou•veau riche [[t]ˈnu voʊ ˈriʃ[/t]] n. pl. nou•veaux riches [[t]ˈnu voʊ ˈriʃ[/t]] cvb fot a person who is newly rich, esp. one regarded as ostentatious or uncultivated • Etymology: 1805–15; < F: new rich (person) …   From formal English to slang

• nouveau riche — nou|veau riche [ˌnu:vəu ˈri:ʃ US vou ] adj [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: new rich ] having only recently become rich and spending a lot of money used to show disapproval = ↑new rich >nouveaux riches n [plural] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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

• Nouvelle riche — 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

• nouveauriche — nou·veau riche (no͞o vō rēshʹ) n. pl. nou·veaux riches (no͞o vō rēshʹ) One who has recently become rich, especially one who flaunts newly acquired wealth.   [French : nouveau, new + riche, rich.] * * * …   Universalium

• Nouvelles riches — 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

• Noveaux riches — 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