filthy rich

Money; originally, money obtained dishonestly. For example, She didn't like the job but loved the filthy lucre in the form of her weekly paycheck. This term comes from the Bible (Titus 1:11), where it refers to those who teach wrongly for the sake of money. In time it came to be used loosely, and usually jokingly, for money in general, and in the mid-1900s gave rise to the jocular slang term the filthy for "money." Although both versions may be dying out, the expression filthy rich, for "extremely wealthy," survives.

Filthy Rich may refer to:

• Filthy Rich: A Fieldguide to a Dangerous Species, a book by Peter Robbins (British author)
• Filthy Rich (1982 TV series), a 1982 television series starring Dixie Carter and Delta Burke.
• Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive, a 2005 reality television series.
• Filthy Rich (board game), a board game manufactured by Wizards of the Coast.
• Filthy Rich and Catflap, a 1980s television sitcom

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