Word for a person who is wealthy but acts like they aren't?
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Learned a new word can't remember what it was. What is a name for a person who is wealthy but acts like they aren't?
I was talking to one friend about another friend to see if they knew one another. And the one friend says "oh ya his family are known as [blank]. He called them a word I had never heard before so asked what it meant and he said it's people who are wealthy but act or live like they are poor. I think it started with an A.
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Learned a new word can't remember what it was. What is a name for a person who is wealthy but acts like they aren't?
I was talking to one friend about another friend to see if they knew one another. And the one friend says "oh ya his family are known as [blank]. He called them a word I had never heard before so asked what it meant and he said it's people who are wealthy but act or live like they are poor. I think it started with an A.
single-word-requests nicknames
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You have to provide more guidance than that. I could say such a person is deceptive, humble, incognito or any number of words for other meanings. What is it about their behaviour, character, or motivation that you are looking for?
– Jason Bassford
Dec 1 at 20:50
I was talking to one friend about another friend to see if they knew one another. And the one friend says " oh ya his family are known as [blank]. He called them a word I had never heard before so asked what it meant and he said it's people who are wealthy but act or live like they are poor. I think it started with an A.
– Casey Martin
Dec 1 at 21:01
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Is the term "austere"?
– J. Taylor
Dec 1 at 22:00
thesaurus.com/browse/humble
– Hot Licks
Dec 1 at 22:19
1
Is the word in question derogatory (as per e.g. this, this, …)?
– linguisticturn
2 days ago
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Learned a new word can't remember what it was. What is a name for a person who is wealthy but acts like they aren't?
I was talking to one friend about another friend to see if they knew one another. And the one friend says "oh ya his family are known as [blank]. He called them a word I had never heard before so asked what it meant and he said it's people who are wealthy but act or live like they are poor. I think it started with an A.
single-word-requests nicknames
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asked Dec 1 at 20:46
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Learned a new word can't remember what it was. What is a name for a person who is wealthy but acts like they aren't?
I was talking to one friend about another friend to see if they knew one another. And the one friend says "oh ya his family are known as [blank]. He called them a word I had never heard before so asked what it meant and he said it's people who are wealthy but act or live like they are poor. I think it started with an A.
single-word-requests nicknames
single-word-requests nicknames
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You have to provide more guidance than that. I could say such a person is deceptive, humble, incognito or any number of words for other meanings. What is it about their behaviour, character, or motivation that you are looking for?
– Jason Bassford
Dec 1 at 20:50
I was talking to one friend about another friend to see if they knew one another. And the one friend says " oh ya his family are known as [blank]. He called them a word I had never heard before so asked what it meant and he said it's people who are wealthy but act or live like they are poor. I think it started with an A.
– Casey Martin
Dec 1 at 21:01
1
Is the term "austere"?
– J. Taylor
Dec 1 at 22:00
thesaurus.com/browse/humble
– Hot Licks
Dec 1 at 22:19
1
Is the word in question derogatory (as per e.g. this, this, …)?
– linguisticturn
2 days ago
add a comment |
You have to provide more guidance than that. I could say such a person is deceptive, humble, incognito or any number of words for other meanings. What is it about their behaviour, character, or motivation that you are looking for?
– Jason Bassford
Dec 1 at 20:50
I was talking to one friend about another friend to see if they knew one another. And the one friend says " oh ya his family are known as [blank]. He called them a word I had never heard before so asked what it meant and he said it's people who are wealthy but act or live like they are poor. I think it started with an A.
– Casey Martin
Dec 1 at 21:01
1
Is the term "austere"?
– J. Taylor
Dec 1 at 22:00
thesaurus.com/browse/humble
– Hot Licks
Dec 1 at 22:19
1
Is the word in question derogatory (as per e.g. this, this, …)?
– linguisticturn
2 days ago
You have to provide more guidance than that. I could say such a person is deceptive, humble, incognito or any number of words for other meanings. What is it about their behaviour, character, or motivation that you are looking for?
– Jason Bassford
Dec 1 at 20:50
You have to provide more guidance than that. I could say such a person is deceptive, humble, incognito or any number of words for other meanings. What is it about their behaviour, character, or motivation that you are looking for?
– Jason Bassford
Dec 1 at 20:50
I was talking to one friend about another friend to see if they knew one another. And the one friend says " oh ya his family are known as [blank]. He called them a word I had never heard before so asked what it meant and he said it's people who are wealthy but act or live like they are poor. I think it started with an A.
– Casey Martin
Dec 1 at 21:01
I was talking to one friend about another friend to see if they knew one another. And the one friend says " oh ya his family are known as [blank]. He called them a word I had never heard before so asked what it meant and he said it's people who are wealthy but act or live like they are poor. I think it started with an A.
– Casey Martin
Dec 1 at 21:01
1
1
Is the term "austere"?
– J. Taylor
Dec 1 at 22:00
Is the term "austere"?
– J. Taylor
Dec 1 at 22:00
thesaurus.com/browse/humble
– Hot Licks
Dec 1 at 22:19
thesaurus.com/browse/humble
– Hot Licks
Dec 1 at 22:19
1
1
Is the word in question derogatory (as per e.g. this, this, …)?
– linguisticturn
2 days ago
Is the word in question derogatory (as per e.g. this, this, …)?
– linguisticturn
2 days ago
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You have to provide more guidance than that. I could say such a person is deceptive, humble, incognito or any number of words for other meanings. What is it about their behaviour, character, or motivation that you are looking for?
– Jason Bassford
Dec 1 at 20:50
I was talking to one friend about another friend to see if they knew one another. And the one friend says " oh ya his family are known as [blank]. He called them a word I had never heard before so asked what it meant and he said it's people who are wealthy but act or live like they are poor. I think it started with an A.
– Casey Martin
Dec 1 at 21:01
1
Is the term "austere"?
– J. Taylor
Dec 1 at 22:00
thesaurus.com/browse/humble
– Hot Licks
Dec 1 at 22:19
1
Is the word in question derogatory (as per e.g. this, this, …)?
– linguisticturn
2 days ago