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Nouveau Riche Noo Voh Reesh Adjective Noun Person Recently Acquired

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(noo-voh-REESH), adjective, noun

A person who has recently acquired wealth.

The most distinguished families in the club snubbed him because he was NOUVEAU RICHE.

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