Chingapoor is a derogative for Singapore- an artificial "Pleasantville" nation of dorks, gays, and very sexy women horny for white men.
by Feckerville September 25, 2008
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Middle classes feigning poverty despite large ammounts of reserve cash i.e. ISA's, stocks and/or bonds in the vain attempt to follow a perceived fashion in poverty caused by the recent credit crunch.
Conspicuous consumption whilst pleading poverty.
Using the recent credit crunch as an excuse for not donating to charity or buying from doorstep salespeople.
Dining at "lesser" resteraunts proclaiming loudly how much you can only afford the cheaper menu items and how you won't be ordering a starter.
Middle classes feigning poverty despite large ammounts of reserve cash i.e. ISA's, stocks and/or bonds in the vain attempt to follow a perceived fashion in poverty caused by the recent credit crunch.
Conspicuous consumption whilst pleading poverty.
Using the recent credit crunch as an excuse for not donating to charity or buying from doorstep salespeople.
Dining at "lesser" resteraunts proclaiming loudly how much you can only afford the cheaper menu items and how you won't be ordering a starter.
Typical faux-poor conversation
Waiter: "That will be a total of £240.73 for a meal for two sir, would you like like to a gratuity to your American Express Platinum Card?"
Faux-Poor reply: "...no I would not like to add a service tip to my credit card! can't you see I'm broke?"
Waiter: "That will be a total of £240.73 for a meal for two sir, would you like like to a gratuity to your American Express Platinum Card?"
Faux-Poor reply: "...no I would not like to add a service tip to my credit card! can't you see I'm broke?"
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a person who usually has money and now for unfortunate circumstances dose not have the spending power he once had. it is the opposite of nouveau riche.
you know you are NOUVEAU POOR when you downgrade your Hyundai Matrix to a Kia Piccanto.
You know you are NOUVEAU POOR when you start selling all your designer bags you once collected.
ex.1
Kenzie: hey kim wana go out for dinner tonight?
Kim: no man i cant!! didnt you hear im NOUVEAU POOR!!!!
ex.2
Kenzie: hey kim what you doing?
Kim: counting my pennies im so NOUVEAU POOR. (shed a tear)
You know you are NOUVEAU POOR when you start selling all your designer bags you once collected.
ex.1
Kenzie: hey kim wana go out for dinner tonight?
Kim: no man i cant!! didnt you hear im NOUVEAU POOR!!!!
ex.2
Kenzie: hey kim what you doing?
Kim: counting my pennies im so NOUVEAU POOR. (shed a tear)
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Get the A bitch that's poor as fuck mug.Cinema which uses third world cultures as a platform to to sell movies to first world audiences.
Living the life of a poor person vicariously through the cinema.
Indirectly experiencing the life of a third world person through cinema; "I will eat my gourmet popcorn and sip on my latte while watching the slums in India from the point of view of an English Director while reclining in a posh American suburban theater."
We watched the movie about slum children and felt vicarious excitement.
Living the life of a poor person vicariously through the cinema.
Indirectly experiencing the life of a third world person through cinema; "I will eat my gourmet popcorn and sip on my latte while watching the slums in India from the point of view of an English Director while reclining in a posh American suburban theater."
We watched the movie about slum children and felt vicarious excitement.
I’ve seen a lot of controversial opinions about Slumdog Millionaire, like: “it’s porno of the poor” which might be true, but let’s judge the movie as a movie not as a real life comment on poverty, at least it is not Born into Brothels...
by eaglize February 23, 2009
Get the porno of the poor mug.the poorest of the poor, includes hoodrats, white trash, scrubs, people from all backgrounds, all the whiners and gibesmedats, all the welfare recipients, and the ones that want free money and govt tax funded programs, people with no jobs, people living in basements, the uneducated - its a big broad category - some dumb people may also spell it as peek poor
Did you see Tyrone brag about driving his 2002 BWM, the guy doesnt even have a job, all he does is try to hustle fake DVDs at the gas station, he is peak poor.
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