plutography

Etymology

From pluto- + -graphy.

plutography means depiction, presentation, or coverage of the rich, particularly the lifestyles they enjoy. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

Why “plutography” is a great word

PLUTOGRAPHY — [Noun] A descriptive genre devoted to chronicling the lives, habits, and possessions of the wealthy. From the combining form pluto-, from Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos, "wealth, riches"), and -graphy, from Ancient Greek -γραφία (-graphía, "writing, description"). Unlike biography, which narrates a complete life, or sociology, which analyzes societal structures, plutography is a literature of curated surface and spectacle. It is the glossy magazine spread of a penthouse vista, the forensic catalog of a watch collection, and the breathless narration of a celebrity gala—a testament that quietly measures life by what it owns.

noun

Depiction, presentation, or coverage of the rich, particularly the lifestyles they enjoy.“We successfully averted Hilary Duff's Valley Girl riff ("A Cinderella Story") and Julia Stiles' Midwestern spin ("The Prince & Me"), only to crash head-on into more Hathaway in "PD 2: Royal Engagement", an odious piece of plutography, the bait being more Julie Andrews.”