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
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In Stevens' world, the,socially important "ins" compromise brilliantly with the new-rich "outs."
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
In New Orleans' Federal Court, slick, new-rich Seymour Weiss was convicted of using the mails to defraud, fined $2,000, sentenced to 30 months in prison.
From Time Magazine Archive
Old-rich Los Angeles families and new-rich Hollywood stars have studded the beach along the Pacific with private enclaves carefully fenced off from the hamburger stands, volleyball games and muscular exhibitions of the public beaches.
From Time Magazine Archive
I wouldn’t know what to blow myself to what wouldn’t be like them vulgar new-rich.
From The Dust Flower by Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren) Kline
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