nouveau pauvre

English

Etymology

From French nouveau pauvre (“new poor”), modeled on nouveau riche (“new money”). First attested 1965.

Noun

nouveau pauvre (plural nouveaux pauvres)

  1. A newly impoverished person; somebody who has recently become poor.

Adjective

nouveau pauvre (not comparable)

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

Antonyms

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