Meaning of new nouveau riche | Babel Free

Definitions

Individuals who have emerged more recently into wealth compared to the traditional nouveau riche.

derogatory, uncommon, uncountable, usually

Examples

“The teen-age girl is the last of the big spenders; she's the new nouveau riche.”

“It gave rise to a new nouveau riche, apparently consisting of middlemen, commission agents, and comprador merchants who thrived on imported goods.”

“'It can be argued that new shopping developments in the high street are mainly for luxury consumption and for the leisure of the new nouveau riches and foreigners, with over nine-tenths of the population being reduced to the role of window-shopping.'”

“The mentality, and the eventual demise, of the new nouveau riche, self-proclaimed owners of the City of Lagos lies in their belief that they have risen and would continue to stay above the law.”

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