nouveau riche
[ noo-voh reesh; French noo-voh reesh ]
/ ˈnu voʊ ˈriʃ; French nu voʊ ˈriʃ /
noun, plural nou·veaux riches [noo-voh reesh; French noo-voh reesh] /ˈnu voʊ ˈriʃ; French nu voʊ ˈriʃ/.
a person who is newly rich: the ostentation of the nouveaux riches of the 1920s.
Origin of nouveau riche
1805–15; < French: new rich (person)
Words nearby nouveau riche
nourishing,
nourishment,
nous,
nouveau,
nouveau pauvre,
nouveau riche,
nouveau roman,
nouveauté,
nouvelle,
nouvelle cuisine,
nouvelle vague
British Dictionary definitions for nouveau riche
nouveau riche
/ (ˌnuːvəʊ ˈriːʃ, French nuvo riʃ) /
noun plural nouveaux riches (ˌnuːvəʊ ˈriːʃ, French nuvo riʃ)
(often plural)
a person who has acquired wealth recently and is regarded as vulgarly ostentatious or lacking in social graces
adjective
of or characteristic of the nouveaux riches
Word Origin for nouveau riche
French, literally: new rich
Cultural definitions for nouveau riche
nouveau riche
[ (nooh-voh reesh) ]
A pejorative term for one who has recently become rich and who spends money conspicuously. From French, meaning “new rich.”