nouveaux riches
Recently moneyed class
Nouveaux riches (French for "new rich") are people who have recently acquired wealth, especially those who display it ostentatiously or lack the refinement associated with old money.
The term carries condescension—implying tasteless spending or social climbing: The nouveaux riches filled their mansions with gaudy furniture.
The singular is nouveau riche.
Graceless new-money type
- upstartArrogant recent success
- self-madeSuccessful through own efforts
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
entrepreneur · millionaire · billionaire · oligarch · plutocrat · fortune · windfall · jackpot
Showy, often tastelessly so
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
- showyExcessively eye-catching
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- extravagantExceeding sensible bounds
lavish · garish · vulgar · loud · tasteless · bling · gilded · ornate
Large pleasure vessel
- mansionLarge, stately home
- LamborghiniItalian luxury automaker
- RolexSwiss luxury watchmaker
- private jetPersonally owned aircraft
designer · penthouse · Ferrari · Bentley · diamonds · champagne · caviar · haute couture
Desire for achievement
- upward mobilityRising social or economic status
- strivingEarnest sustained endeavor
- social climbingSeeking higher status
- self-madeSuccessful through own efforts
achievement · drive · entrepreneurship · bootstrapping · meritocracy · rags-to-riches · American Dream · hustle
Resentful longing for another's
- jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- snobberyPretentious social superiority
- begrudgeEnvy or give unwillingly
looked down upon · social exclusion · gatekeeping · covetousness
Crudely lacking refinement
- tastelessHaving no flavor
- uncouthLacking good manners
- gaucheSocially awkward, unrefined
- philistineArt-dismissing ignoramus
unsophisticated · pretentious · try-hard · jumped-up · unrefined · boorish · brash · vulgar
parvenu
Graceless new-money type
- upstartArrogant recent success
- self-madeSuccessful through own efforts
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
magnate · entrepreneur · millionaire · billionaire · oligarch · plutocrat · fortune · windfall · jackpot · bonanza
flashy
Showy, often tastelessly so
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
- showyExcessively eye-catching
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
extravagant · lavish · garish · vulgar · loud · tasteless · bling · gilded · ornate · conspicuous consumption
yacht
Large pleasure vessel
- mansionLarge, stately home
- LamborghiniItalian luxury automaker
- RolexSwiss luxury watchmaker
private jet · designer · penthouse · Ferrari · Bentley · diamonds · champagne · caviar · haute couture · VIP
ambition
Desire for achievement
- upward mobilityRising social or economic status
- strivingEarnest sustained endeavor
- social climbingSeeking higher status
self-made · achievement · drive · entrepreneurship · bootstrapping · meritocracy · rags-to-riches · American Dream · hustle · success story
envy
Resentful longing for another's
- jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- snobberyPretentious social superiority
begrudge · looked down upon · social exclusion · gatekeeping · covetousness
crass
Crudely lacking refinement
philistine · unsophisticated · pretentious · try-hard · jumped-up · unrefined · boorish · brash · vulgar · gold-plated
nouveaux richesold money
Long-established family fortune
generational wealth · landed gentry · aristocracy · blue bloods · patricians
nouveaux richesold guard
Conservative faction within organization
gentility · social elite · establishment · upper crust · Brahmins
nouveau, novel, novice, novelty, novella, innovate, innovation, innovative, renovate