Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)Similar to or having the qualities of a nouveau pauvre.

Origin

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

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

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
nounA2nourishB2nourishmentB2novanovelA2novelistB1

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