nouveau pauvre

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing 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

• nouveau riche