nouveau pauvre
Meanings
noun
- A newly impoverished person; somebody who has recently become poor.
adj
- Similar to or having the qualities of a nouveau pauvre.
Word forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French nouveau pauvre (“new poor”), modeled on nouveau riche (“new money”).
Antonyms
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