💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Nouveau riche"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| parvenunoun | A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, privileges, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class. |
| parvenue | of or characteristic of a parvenu |
| pretentious | Motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others. |
| upstartnoun | One who has suddenly gained wealth, power, or other prominence, but either has not received social acceptance or has become arrogant or presumptuous. |
| nouveau pauvrenoun | A newly impoverished person; somebody who has recently become poor. |
| arrivistenoun | (derogatory) An upstart or newcomer; nouveau riche; parvenu; an ambitious, brash or arrogant person who has yet to integrate with his or her new social group. |
| alrightniknoun | (colloquial) A person who has attained a successful lifestyle, but is considered vulgar or nouveau riche. |
| shoddyitenoun | (archaic, slang, derogatory) A nouveau riche or social climber. |
| shoddyismnoun | (colloquial) Shoddy quality or condition. |
| red bourgeoisienoun | (derogatory) Synonym of new class. |
| naboberynoun | Very wealthy people collectively (generally disparaging). |
| snobnoun | (informal, derogatory) A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes. |
| rich kidnoun | (US, informal, somewhat derogatory) A child, adolescent or young adult from a wealthy family, especially one who flaunts his or her wealth or privilege. |
| wealthmongernoun | (derogatory) A rich person. |
| newbnoun | (Internet slang, chiefly derogatory, dated) A newbie; someone who is new to a game, or has a new character. |
| yuppienoun | (informal, sometimes derogatory, dated) A young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle. |
| novinoun | (slang, Tonbridge School) A new pupil. |
| new kid on the blocknoun | (informal, idiomatic) Someone or something new to an existing community. |
| frothnoun | Foam. |
| newbronoun | (Internet slang) newbie |
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