nouveau pauvre

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A newly impoverished person; somebody who has recently become poor.
adj
  1. Similar to or having the qualities of a nouveau pauvre.

Word forms

nouveau pauvre nouveaux pauvres

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French nouveau pauvre (“new poor”), modeled on nouveau riche (“new money”).

Antonyms

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