orang kaya baru

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of orang (“person, people”) +‎ kaya (“rich”) +‎ baru (“new”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌo.raŋ ˌka.ja ˈba.ru/, [ˌo.raŋ ˌka.ja ˈba.ru]

Noun

orang kaya baru

  1. nouveau riche, new money: wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy
    Synonym: nouveau riche
    Antonym: orang kaya lama

Alternative forms

  • OKB (initialism)

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