English Explanatory Dictionary

top shelf

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Best, or high quality.
  2. Describing books, magazines, or movies that have adult content or softcore pornography.
noun
  1. The upper part of the goal.

Pronunciation

En-au-top shelf.ogg

Word forms

top shelf top-shelf top shelves

Etymology

* (US: best, or high quality): Possibly from the higher quality, thus more expensive, thus less often used liquors being stored on the less accessible top shelf behind a wet bar. * (British: material with adult content): Such material is often stored on the top shelf in a newsagent's shop, where it is both less visible and harder to reach without being seen.

Synonyms

top notch ace admirable amazing awe-inspiring awesome badass bang on bang-up studly based beatific beneship bitching blissful bomb brilliant bully celestial cher choice chronic chur cock on commendable cool copacetic crackerjack cushty dank def delightful divine dope epic excellent exceptional exemplary exquisite extraordinary fab fabulous fantabulosa fantastic fierce finger-lickin' good fire fireball first-rate fly frabjous glorious gnarly goated great grouse heavenlike heavenly immaculate impeccable
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