单词 | richie |
释义 | richien. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). Frequently depreciative. A wealthy person, esp. one who is young. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person rich manOE richOE Divesc1386 richlingc1445 stuffed manc1460 cob1548 wealthling1581 tercel-gentle1597 good liver1602 goldfinch1603 fill-sack1641 dorado1643 wealth-monger1654 a man, etc. of fortune1732 nabob1760 nawab1826 rico1844 abounder1876 high roller1876 fat cat1928 richie1954 wealth-holder1957 jet-setter1959 1954 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 19 June 35/2 A murdered dock worker, a publisher, a newspaperman, an art student, a couple of richies, a mistress, a jeweller, and much more. 1966 W. Haggard Power House ii. 14 So this was the modern richie, the left-leaning millionaire. 1986 Shetland Times 14 Nov. 19 She and her non-conformist friends despise the wealthy students, or ‘richies’, as they call them. 1999 Y. M. Murray What it takes to get to Vegas xiii. 227 These men sure do got the money. Place is full of richies. 2008 Cosmopolitan July 154 There are more richies in the world than ever: 9.5 million people are earning at least $1 million annually. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1954 |
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