the nouveau riche

people who have become rich recently and who buy expensive things in order to show people how much money they have He is one of the country's nouveau riche who have made fortunes in shipping, hotels, and real estate.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lisanne	lee-SAHN-nə	Dutch
Batraz	-	Ossetian, Caucasian Mythology
Ptolemaios	-	Ancient Greek
Charis	['tʃæris]
VÁClav	-	Czech, Slovak
Eula	YOO-lə	English