"poor little rich girl" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-poor little rich girl.ogg Forms: poor little rich girls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} poor little rich girl (plural poor little rich girls)
  1. (idiomatic) An unhappy young woman from a wealthy background. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Female people, People, Stock characters, Wealth
    Sense id: en-poor_little_rich_girl-en-noun-QHebp9U8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English oxymorons, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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