nouveau riche

adjective

🔊/ˌnuːvəʊ ˈriːʃ/

(from French, disapproving)

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typical of people who have recently become rich and like to show how rich they are in a very obvious way暴发户
- nouveau riche businessmen/tastes新贵商人/品味

noun

🔊/ˌnuːvəʊ ˈriːʃ/

(plural nouveaux riches

🔊/ˌnuːvəʊ ˈriːʃ/

, the nouveau riche)

(from French, disapproving)

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a person who has recently become rich and likes to show how rich they are in a very obvious way暴发户
Word OriginFrench, literally ‘new rich’.