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nouveau riche

noun

NAmE//ˌnuvoʊ ˈriʃ//

(pl. nouveaux riches

NAmE//ˌnuvoʊ ˈriʃ//

or the nouveau riche) (from French) (disapproving)

a person who has recently become rich and likes to show how rich they are in a very obvious way

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