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codfish aristocracy
codfish aristocracy
A disparaging term for people who are recently rich. It was originally applied to the nouveau riche in 19th-century Boston. Primarily heard in US. I can't stand that members of the codfish aristocracy think that they belong at formal occasions with the more established families.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Eliina | | E-lee:-nah | Finnish |
| Luiza | | luw-EE-zah (Polish) | Polish, Portuguese, Romanian |
| Rivka | | - | Hebrew |
| Saturnino | | sah-toor-NEE-no (Spanish, Italian) | Spanish, Italian, Portuguese |
| Marlene | | ['mɑ:li:n] | |
| Coy | | [kɔi] | |