upper crust
noun
the topmost layer of crust, as of a pie.
Informal. the highest social class.
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Origin of upper crust
1425–75; 1830–35 for def 2; late Middle English
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Contemporary Examples of upper crust
Will Rachel gain admission to Fantasy Island (i.e., upper-crust Singapore) or be booted off, or flee in revulsion?
These upper-crust, traditional networks are a huge part of why young men and young women choose to go to Ivy League schools.
Historical Examples of upper crust
Those families, you know, are our upper-crust,—not upper ten thousand.
Through the Year With Famous AuthorsMabel Patterson
It was a travelling-show, you see, and some of the upper-crust people came out of the house I spoke of, and listened.
Phemie Frost's ExperiencesAnn S. Stephens
Place the bit of upper-crust carefully on the top of each, so as to cover the whole.
Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-BookEliza Leslie
But why do you suffer yourselves to be crushed down by the upper-crust of senile nincompoops?
Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863Adam Gurowski
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