poor little rich girl: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    USUKgeneralinformalcolloquialderogatoryMachine
    • A wealthy woman or girl who is regarded as emotionally deprived, pampered, or sheltered despite material advantages.
    • A stereotype of a privileged person whose social or psychological problems are perceived as trivial compared with real hardship.

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    • She was often dismissed as a poor little rich girl, pampered and sheltered despite her wealth.

      She was often dismissed as a poor little rich girl, pampered and sheltered despite her wealth.

    • The tabloids loved painting her as a poor little rich girl, trapped in a gilded cage of privilege.

      The tabloids loved painting her as a poor little rich girl, trapped in a gilded cage of privilege.

    • Many saw her as a poor little rich girl, emotionally fragile even with all the money in the world.

      Many saw her as a poor little rich girl, emotionally fragile even with all the money in the world.

  • 2.

    USUKgeneralinformalcolloquialsarcasticMachine
    • A sarcastic or self‑deprecating way to claim victimhood or to mock perceived complaints that arise from a position of privilege.

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    • Oh, poor little rich girl, always complaining about her trivial problems while ignoring real issues.

      Oh, poor little rich girl, always complaining about her trivial problems while ignoring real issues.

    • She sarcastically called herself a poor little rich girl whenever she was asked to do extra work.

      She sarcastically called herself a poor little rich girl whenever she was asked to do extra work.

    • He mocked her as a poor little rich girl whining about the smallest inconvenience at the party.

      He mocked her as a poor little rich girl whining about the smallest inconvenience at the party.

  • 3.

    USUKgeneralliterarycolloquialMachine
    • A stock character in fiction and media: an affluent woman whose wealth contrasts with emotional instability, dependence, or moral weakness.

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    • The movie’s heroine fits the poor little rich girl stereotype: wealthy but emotionally unstable and dependent.

      The movie’s heroine fits the poor little rich girl stereotype: wealthy but emotionally unstable and dependent.

    • In many novels, the poor little rich girl is a common trope representing privilege mixed with vulnerability.

      In many novels, the poor little rich girl is a common trope representing privilege mixed with vulnerability.

    • Critics argue that the poor little rich girl character often overlooks real social struggles in favor of personal drama.

      Critics argue that the poor little rich girl character often overlooks real social struggles in favor of personal drama.

Examples:

  • EN: Sweet Katrina, poor little rich girl.
    ES: Dulce Katrina. Pobre y rica pequeñita.
  • EN: A poor little rich girl all alone in the world with a father no one has ever heard of. Heh.
    ES: Una pobre niña rica sola en el mundo, con un padre del que nadie ha oído hablar.
  • EN: Well, I'm a poor little rich girl.
    ES: En fin, soy una pobre chica rica.
  • EN: She's a poor little rich girl.
    ES: Es una pobre niñita rica.
  • EN: is that Dominique, the poor little rich girl?
    ES: ¿Es esa Dominique? ¿La pobre niña rica?
    ES: ¿Es esa Dominique? ¿La pobre niña rica?
  • EN: Naomi is your classic poor little rich girl.
    ES: Naomi es una clasica nina rica.
  • EN: You're nothing but a poor little rich girl... who never got enough love from her father. Never thinking a significant thought, just pretty enough to get by... by screwing around on her fucking boyfriend.
    ES: Sólo eres una pobre niña rica... a quien su padre no le brindó suficiente amor... sin cerebro, bonita como para arreglárselas... acostándose con otros y engañando a su novio.
  • EN: I can get you a picture of "poor little rich girl holds dying black baby."
    ES: Puedo tomarte una foto... de "pobre niña rica sosteniendo niño negro moribundo".
  • EN: Oh... poor little rich girl needs the gang... as mi familia.
    ES: Oh... Pobrecita niña rica, necesito una pandilla que sea mi familia. Qué gracioso.
  • EN: You're an overpaid prophet and I'm a poor little rich girl.
    ES: Eres un profeta sobrepagado y yo soy una pobre niña rica.
  • EN: He starts working on her poor little rich girl complex, makes her feel guilty about Daddy's sweatshops.
    ES: Él empieza a trabajar en su complejo de pobre niña rica la hace sentir culpable sobre las explotaciones de su padre.
  • EN: So poor little rich girl can't cut it in the real world, but she's smart enough to steal $3 1/2 million.
    ES: La pobre niña rica no se puede manejar en el mundo real. Pero es lo suficientemente inteligente para robar tres y medio millones.
  • EN: A poor little rich girl with serious hang-ups.
    ES: Una pobre niña rica con serios problemas emocionales.
  • EN: How's the poor little rich girl?
    ES: ¿Cómo está la pobre niña rica?
  • EN: The name is Melissa Samuels, poor little rich girl.
    ES: Se llama Melissa Samuels, una pobre niña rica.

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