filthy rich

adjective

Very rich (wealthy).

Opposite
dirt-poor
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Meanings

adjectivefilthy rich (not comparable)
  1. derogatoryidiomaticinformalnot comparablesometimesVery rich (wealthy).

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
dirt-poor
Also see
loadedrichstinking richwealthywell-endowedwell-heeledwell off

Origin

From filthy lucre.

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Translations

Afrikaans stinkryk, skatryk
  • stinkrykvery rich
  • skatrykvery rich
Ancient Greek σαπρόπλουτος
  • σαπρόπλουτος (sapróploutos)very rich
Dutch steenrijk, stinkend rijk
  • steenrijkvery rich
  • stinkend rijkvery rich
Finnish upporikas, äveriäs
  • upporikasvery rich
  • äveriäsvery rich
French pété de thunes, plein aux as
  • pété de thunesvery rich
  • plein aux asvery rich
German stinkreich, steinreich
  • stinkreichvery rich
  • steinreichvery rich
Hungarian dúsgazdag
  • dúsgazdagvery rich
Icelandic moldríkur
  • moldríkurvery rich
Irish lofa le hairgead
  • lofa le hairgeadvery rich
Polish obrzydliwie bogaty
  • obrzydliwie bogatyvery rich
Portuguese podre de rico
  • podre de ricovery rich
Romanian putred de bogat
  • putred de bogatvery rich
Russian неприли́чно бога́тый
  • неприли́чно бога́тый (neprilíčno bogátyj)very rich
Spanish asquerosamente rico, forrado de dinero
  • asquerosamente ricovery rich
  • forrado de dinerovery rich
  • podrido en platavery rich
Swedish snuskigt rik, stenrik
  • snuskigt rikvery rich
  • stenrikvery rich
  • rik som ett trollvery rich
Thai รวยสกปรก
  • รวยสกปรก (ruai sòk-gà-bpròk)very rich
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“filthy rich.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filthy%20rich. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “filthy rich,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filthy%20rich.

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