nouveau riche
noun
nou·veau riche
ˌnü-ˌvō-ˈrēsh 
plural nouveaux riches
ˌnü-ˌvō-ˈrēsh
: a person newly rich : parvenu
Examples of nouveau riche in a Sentence
a nouveau riche who is reportedly using his money to buy his way into Palm Beach society
Recent Examples on the Web
The Mob Wife aesthetic has been characterized as nouveau riche, signaling new wealth and, perhaps, a misguided sense of what to do with it.
—
Aneliza Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Park Avenue and its stately high rises for New York City's nouveau riche covered up the eyesore.
—Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2024
For New York’s nouveau riche—a class of millionaires who had made their fortunes in emerging industrial industries like railroads and oil—the velvet curtain was firmly closed.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2023
Looked down upon by the New York aristocracy and seeking suitable husbands, five young nouveau riche women high-tail it to London, where they and their financial resources are coveted by title-rich but cash-poor families.
—Chris Vognar, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023
The soft life embraces the hallmarks of the nouveau riche; this aligns with Black Americans’ newfound ability to indulge in the high-end retail market in a larger capacity.
—Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 12 Sep. 2023
Actually, more have migrated to this Texas city, where the oil barons of the J.R. Ewing era are giving way to the young, caviar-bumping nouveau riche.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 22 Aug. 2023
The endeavor is largely funded by donations from the crypto nouveau riche.
—WIRED, 2 July 2023
Corner stores turned into boutiques, apartments to condos to multi-million dollar townhouses, and Boston’s Seaport went from an industrial expanse to a gleaming new neighborhood for the nouveau riche.
—Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
Aneliza Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Park Avenue and its stately high rises for New York City's nouveau riche covered up the eyesore.
—Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2024
For New York’s nouveau riche—a class of millionaires who had made their fortunes in emerging industrial industries like railroads and oil—the velvet curtain was firmly closed.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2023
Looked down upon by the New York aristocracy and seeking suitable husbands, five young nouveau riche women high-tail it to London, where they and their financial resources are coveted by title-rich but cash-poor families.
—Chris Vognar, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023
The soft life embraces the hallmarks of the nouveau riche; this aligns with Black Americans’ newfound ability to indulge in the high-end retail market in a larger capacity.
—Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 12 Sep. 2023
Actually, more have migrated to this Texas city, where the oil barons of the J.R. Ewing era are giving way to the young, caviar-bumping nouveau riche.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 22 Aug. 2023
The endeavor is largely funded by donations from the crypto nouveau riche.
—WIRED, 2 July 2023
Corner stores turned into boutiques, apartments to condos to multi-million dollar townhouses, and Boston’s Seaport went from an industrial expanse to a gleaming new neighborhood for the nouveau riche.
—Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'nouveau riche.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near nouveau riche
Cite this Entry
“Nouveau riche.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nouveau%20riche. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share