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Starstuff Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Nouveau riche

0 Does it sound natural to call someone who got rich fast "01b00Nouveau riche"02b00? Is this word commonly used? Thanks.050010id1
  

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0 Well, yes, but this is for a relatively well-educated audience, thus perhaps a bit pretentious. 0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 Well, yes, but this is for a relatively well-educated audience, thus perhaps a bit pretentious.
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0 Well, yes, but this is for a relatively well-educated audience, thus perhaps a bit pretentious. 0-
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0Hi Marius 05000 You said exactly what I was wondering about. Is there an alternative that's not pretentious?010id1
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01cite10Starstuff12cite10Does it sound natural to call someone who got rich fast "11b10Nouveau riche"12b10? Is this word commonly used? Thanks.15012br
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10"Nouveau riche" is used in ordinary English. It implies that the newly wealthy person does not have the taste or discri
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01cite10Starstuff12cite10Hi Marius 15110 You said exactly what I was wondering about. Is there an alternative that's not pretentious?12br
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11b00New money02b00, but that might be a little too old. 02br
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