filthy rich

filth·y

[fil-thee] adjective, filth·i·er, filth·i·est, adverb, verb, filth·ied, filth·y·ing.
adjective
1.
foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.
2.
vile; vulgar; obscene: filthy language.
3.
contemptibly offensive, vile, or objectionable: to treat one's friends in a filthy manner.
4.
(of money) abundantly supplied (often followed by with ): They're filthy with money.
verb (used with object)
5.
to make filthy; foul.
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Idioms
6.
filthy rich, outrageously wealthy; very rich.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see filth, -y1

Related forms
filth·i·ly, adverb
filth·i·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. See dirty.
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filthy (ˈfɪlθɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj , filthier, filthiest
1.  characterized by or full of filth; very dirty or obscene
2.  offensive or vicious: that was a filthy trick to play
3.  informal chiefly (Brit) extremely unpleasant: filthy weather
 
—adv
4.  extremely; disgustingly: filthy rich
 
'filthily
 
—adv
 
'filthiness
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

filthy
late 12c., fulthe, corrupt, sinful, from filth + -y (2). Meaning physically unclean is from late 14c. Related: Filthiness.
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filthy rich definition


  1. mod.
    very wealthy. : I wouldn't mind being filthy rich.
  2. n.
    people who are very wealthy. : The filthy rich can afford that kind of thing, but I can't.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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