upper crust
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upper crust
n. Informal
The highest social class or group.
up′per-crust′ adj.
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upper crust
n
(Sociology) informal the upper class
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up′per crust′
n.
Informal. the highest social class.
[1830–35]
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Noun | 1. | upper crust - the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" elite, elite group - a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status gentry, aristocracy - the most powerful members of a society people in power, ruling class - the class of people exerting power or authority |
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upper crust
nounInformal. People of the highest social level:
Informal. Of high birth or social position:
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upper crust
n the upper crust (fam) → l'aristocraziaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995