money that is earned recently, and usually unfairly

[alpacinou]

Is there a word for money which is recently and unfairly earned?

In my country, there is a class of people who recently have become rich as a result of dishonest dealings with the government.

I want to use it in this sentence:

This is where the nouve riche, the sharks connected to the government, go to spend their [newly-earned...] money on pretentious clothes and pretentious restaurants.

 

[Tarheel]

If you don't think they deserve it then you don't think they earned it. Perhaps:

This is where the nouveau riche go to spend their ill-gotten gains.

 

[alpacinou]

If you don't think they deserve it then you don't think they earned it. Perhaps:

This is where the nouveau riche go to spend their ill-gotten gains.

I like it Tarheel. Can I add "newly-acquired" to it?

This is where the nouveau riche go to spend their newly-acquired ill-gotten gains.


Also, is this correct?

The government affiliated nouveau riche roam the streets with Italian super cars, flaunting their ill-gotten gains.

What can I say instead of government affiliated to make clear I mean the nouvea riche who are part of the government?

 

[Tarheel]

Yes. I don't have anything to add. You're doing pretty well.

 

[alpacinou]

Just so I'm clear, are these two correct and natural?

This is where the nouveau riche go to spend their newly-acquired ill-gotten gains.

The government affiliated nouveau riche roam the streets with Italian super cars, flaunting their ill-gotten gains.

 

[Tarheel]

Just so I'm clear, are these two correct and natural?

This is where the nouveau riche go to spend their newly-acquired ill-gotten gains.

The government affiliated nouveau riche roam the streets driving their Italian super cars, flaunting their ill-gotten gains.

Like Ferraris? (If I wanted to show off I would buy a Ferrari.)

 

[alpacinou]

I have been struggling to put together a sentence.

Can you think of a better way?

The restaurants of the city, where the nouveau riche go to spend their newly-acquired ill-gotten gains, are flashy and flaunty. Overpriced with a fake opulence.

 

[emsr2d2]

It's "supercars" (one word), not "super cars".

 

[alpacinou]

It's "supercars" (one word), not "super cars".

I really thought hard but I could not change this sentence:

The restaurants of the city, where the nouveau riche go to spend their newly-acquired ill-gotten gains, are flashy and flaunty. Overpriced with a fake opulence.

Do you have any suggestions?

 

[Tarheel]

I think you invented a new word (flaunty). As for "overpriced", those restaurants are overpriced for those of us who can't afford them. Also, I'm not sure what "fake opulence" is.

What happened to the Ferraris?
;-)

 

[alpacinou]

I think you invented a new word (flaunty). As for "overpriced", those restaurants are overpriced for those of us who can't afford them. Also, I'm not sure what "fake opulence" is.

What happened to the Ferraris?
;-)

A fake opulence is one that is not real. I found falunty in a dictionary: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/flaunty

I'm more concerned about the way the sentence is organized. I have a feeling it's not smooth enough.

The restaurants of the city, where the nouveau riche go to spend their newly-acquired ill-gotten gains, are flashy and flaunty. Overpriced with a fake opulence.

 

[emsr2d2]

[STRIKE]A[/STRIKE] Fake opulence is [STRIKE]one[/STRIKE] opulence that is not real. I found [STRIKE]falunty[/STRIKE] "flaunty" in a dictionary: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/flaunty

I'm more concerned about the way the sentence is organized. I have a feeling it's not smooth enough.

The restaurants of the city, where the nouveaux riches go to spend their newly-acquired ill-gotten gains, are flashy and flaunty. They are overpriced with a fake opulence.

In your opening sentence, "opulence" is an uncountable noun so you can't use the indefinite article with it. You misspelled the very word you linked to! One person is "nouveau riche" (adjective). The people (plural) you are talking about are the "nouveaux riches" (the "x" and the "s" signify plurals in French). Your final sentence was not a complete sentence.

 

[alpacinou]

In your opening sentence, "opulence" is an uncountable noun so you can't use the indefinite article with it. You misspelled the very word you linked to! One person is "nouveau riche" (adjective). The people (plural) you are talking about are the "nouveaux riches" (the "x" and the "s" signify plurals in French). Your final sentence was not a complete sentence.

You are a savior. :up:

 

[Tarheel]

I think it's the newly rich who flaunt what they have, not the restaurants. What do the restaurants supposedly fake?