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filthy rich

 

1. Fig. very wealthy. I wouldn't mind being filthy rich. There are too many filthy rich people now.

2. Fig. people who are very wealthy. The filthy rich can afford that kind of thing, but I can't. I sort of feel sorry for the filthy rich.

See also: filthy, rich

filthy/stinking rich

  (informal)

extremely rich Most of us are stinking rich compared to the average citizen in the Third World. Palm Beach has the highest concentration of filthy rich folk in the world.

See also: filthy, rich

filthy rich

1. mod. very wealthy. I wouldn’t mind being filthy rich.

2. n. people who are very wealthy. The filthy rich can afford that kind of thing, but I can’t.

See also: filthy, rich