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filthy rich

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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


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``On other hand, we have some filthy rich people in the Southland and Northern California and in the Central Valley, so that candidates, if they want to be competitive, cannot ignore California's ATMs.
Young is taking a stand against the poor and is siding with the filthy rich who are oppressing the poor.
It is a simple statement emphasizing sharing wherever you go and not being interested in making money or being filthy rich, but interested in making a difference.
 
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