nouveau riche

(no̵̅o̅′vō rēs̸h′)

a person who has only recently become rich: often connoting tasteless ostentation, lack of culture, etc.

Origin: Fr, newly rich

See nouveau riche in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. nou·veaux riches

One who has recently become rich, especially one who flaunts newly acquired wealth.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: : nouveau, new

Origin: + riche, rich

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