English Explanatory Dictionary

upper crust

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The social elite, the highest social class.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see upper, crust. The topmost layer of a bread, pastry dish, or other item with a hardened coating.
adj
  1. Alternative form of upper-crust.

Pronunciation

En-au-upper crust.ogg

Word forms

upper crust upper crusts more upper crust most upper crust

Etymology

First known use as an idiom: 1836.

Synonyms

upper class the quality

Derived words

upper-crust upper-crusty
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