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- noun A
newly impoverished person; somebody who has recently becomepoor . - adjective Similar to or having the qualities of a nouveau povre.
Etymologies
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From French nouveau pauvre ("new poor"), modeled on nouveau riche ("new money"). First attested 1965.
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