filthy rich

idiom

informal

: extremely rich

—used to imply that a person's wealth is excessive or offensive

I happen to know that the woman is filthy rich and can well afford to compensate you.

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Their wealth borders on cartoonish parody, like what a child (or some of Heather’s castmates) might imagine being filthy rich is like. —

Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024 Here’s what being filthy rich in China looked like in 1, 1000, and 2000 AD China has always been one of the world’s wealthiest nations, but Chinese wealth looks different across the country’s eventful history. —

Big Think, 24 June 2024 Vying for Norma’s crown is Evelyn Rollins (an unhinged, thrilling Allison Janney), who is just waiting for her filthy rich husband, Skeet (Bruce Dern), to die. —

Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024 Around a cool $200 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a tally of the filthy rich. —

Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for filthy rich