nouveau pauvre

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nouveau pauvre

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Unadapted borrowing from French nouveau pauvre (“new poor”), modeled on nouveau riche (“new money”).

noun nouveaux pauvres

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

adjective

not comparable Similar to or having the qualities of a nouveau pauvre.

Opposite: nouveau riche

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"nouveau pauvre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nouveau%20pauvre.

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@misc{nouveau_pauvre_2026,
  title = {nouveau pauvre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nouveau%20pauvre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}