|nüˌvōˈrēsh noun
( plural nou·veaux riches “)
Etymology: French, from nouveau + riche rich (of Germanic origin; akin to Old English rīce rich)
: a person of newly acquired wealth but limited education or culture : parvenu
had made his money quickly, and the curse of the nouveau riche had fallen upon him — Leslie Charteris
the typical inferiority complex of the nouveaux riches: the desire to possess foreign culture through wealth — J.D.Hart