nouveau pauvre

English

Etymology

From French nouveau pauvre (“new poor”), modeled on nouveau riche (“new money”).

Noun

nouveau pauvre (plural nouveaux pauvres)

  1. A newly impoverished person; somebody who has recently become poor. [from 1965]

Adjective

nouveau pauvre (not comparable)

  1. Similar to or having the qualities of a nouveau povre.

Antonyms
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