nouveau riche

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However, in a country where 90 percent of the population is voluntary migrants, mostly from the Indian subcontinent, and where they earn three to four times what they would earn at home, there is a better prospect of improving work conditions when the country is exposed to the scrutiny of an event such as the World Cup than when it remains simply a distant, nouveau riche Gulf state.

From Washington Post

For a pop song, “Gangnam Style” also unleashed an avalanche of deep think pieces and analyses on the various aspects of South Korea and Seoul it was said to be lampooning: the hypocrisy of the nouveau riche, the superficiality of its social standards and the inequality exemplified by the opulent Gangnam neighborhood.

From New York Times

Nouveau riche rappers, draped in drip, signal success much like a third-generation banker suiting up in Savile Row.

From Los Angeles Times

“And we weren’t like those Wall Street buffoons,” she continues, “the nouveau riche ones you can see coming a mile away by the supernatural glow of their teeth veneers.”

From Washington Post

The mighty Valkyries don’t fly through the sky, but bray around a waiting room in spike heels, flame-colored nouveau riche outfits and cosmetic surgery bandages.

From New York Times