nouveau riche
adjective/ˌnuːvəʊ ˈriːʃ/
/ˌnuːvəʊ ˈriːʃ/
(from French, disapproving)- typical of people who have recently become rich and like to show how rich they are in a very obvious way
- nouveau riche businessmen/tastes
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