- upper crust
- noun Date: 1836 the highest social class or group; especially the highest circle of the upper class • upper-crust adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
upper crust
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upper crust — The upper crust are the upper classes and the establishment … The small dictionary of idiomes
upper crust — n [singular] informal the group of people who belong to the highest social class >upper crust adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
upper-crust — upper crust; upper crust·er; … English syllables
upper crust — upper crust, adj. 1. the topmost layer of crust, as of a pie. 2. Informal. the highest social class. [1425 75; 1830 35 for def. 2; late ME] * * * … Universalium
upper crust — upper class, high class, aristocracy Kurt acts like upper crust because his ancestor was a German baron … English idioms
upper crust — ☆ upper crust n. Informal UPPER CLASS … English World dictionary
upper crust — noun the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy • Syn: ↑upper class • Hypernyms: ↑class, ↑stratum, ↑social class, ↑socio economic class • Hyponyms: ↑elite, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
upper-crust — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: upper crust : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the highest class of society one was of low condition, the other, upper crust W.S.Gilbert her best upper crust voice Marian Castle * * * uppˈer… … Useful english dictionary
Upper Crust — Infobox Company company name = Upper Crust company company type = Wholly owned subsidiary company slogan = Freshly baked, all day long! foundation = London Waterloo Station (1986) industry = Food and Drink products = Baguettes, Coffee parent =… … Wikipedia
Upper crust — The phrase upper crust may refer to: * Upper Crust, a chain of sandwich restaurants * The upper crust , a colloquialism referring to the wealthy or privileged classes. The usage is purported to derive from a Medieval analogy to pie or bread: the… … Wikipedia
upper crust — also upper crust N SING COLL The upper crust are the upper classes. [INFORMAL] ...the kind of lifestyle of the privileged upper crust. ADJ: ADJ n Upper crust is also an adjective. Sergeant Parrott normally spoke with an upper crust accent … English dictionary
