new-rich
Americanadjective
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newly or suddenly wealthy.
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characteristic of a newly or suddenly wealthy person.
a new-rich display of expensive jewelry.
noun
Etymology
Origin of new-rich
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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How amazingly good-natured you are toward the new-rich.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Shah's ambitious modernizing programs created a new-rich class in Iran; many of these people have left with their money.
From Time Magazine Archive
Down the road, in the new-rich suburb of Ciudad Jardin, is the modern compound of Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is a skillful social satirist, and he contrives sardonic contrasts between the haughty old-rich and the pushy new-rich.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bribery was carried to a preposterous height, and the new-rich bought seats as openly as they bought their horses.
From The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration by Poole, Reginald Lane
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