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
OTHER WORDS FROM upper crust
upper-crust, adjectiveWords nearby upper crust
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British Dictionary definitions for upper crust
upper crust
noun
informal the upper class
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Cultural definitions for upper crust
upper crust
Upper class: “The upper crust often have at least one summer house.”
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Idioms and Phrases with upper crust
upper crust
The highest social class, as in She wanted badly to be one of the upper crust but it wasn't going to happen. This term alludes to the choicest part of a pie or loaf of bread. [First half of 1800s]
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