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upper crust

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upper crust noun
upper crust
noun
Learner's definition of UPPER CRUST

the upper crust

informal
: the highest social class or group : upper class上流社会阶层;上层人士;达官显贵

— upper-crust

adjective

— upper-crust

adjective

upper crust

noun

: the highest social class or group
especially : the highest circle of the upper class
upper-crust adjective

Example Sentences

the conference was a gathering of the upper crust of the computer programming industry a specialty clothing store for the upper crust
Recent Examples on the Web Dee and Charlie's improbable success in charming these scions of the Philly upper crust has the guys — and us — both baffled and anxiously awaiting an ugly twist. Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2022 Some historians consider the inn for the upper crust the apogee of Astor’s career. Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 While the follies of the upper crust have long been a spectator sport for the less privileged, at least the confounding extravagance of Carnegie et al. suggested an appreciation for and engagement with the world. Horacio Silva, Town & Country, 18 Aug. 2022 But Trout has reclaimed a spot in baseball’s upper crust with a bounce-back 2022, entering this past week with a .268 average, .967 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, 24 homers, 17 doubles, 51 RBIs and 55 runs in his first 78 games. Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2022 Craig McNamara evidently developed an autonomous morality at a young age, no easy feat in the heart of the American upper crust’s inner sanctum. Noah Kulwin, The New Republic, 6 July 2022 The British upper crust, devastated by two wars, had changed in the first half of the 20th century, so much so that an Edwardian would hardly recognize the Season’s parties. Julia Kelly, Town & Country, 2 Apr. 2022 As the manager of this cultural outpost of empire, Esmond is soon hobnobbing with the upper crust of King Farouk’s Egypt, playing golf at the Gezira Sporting Club and sipping pink gins at Shepheard’s Hotel. Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 8 June 2022 But for another subset of the Russian upper crust, around a dozen bank owners living abroad, sanctions could end up freeing their homes and cars, and repairing their reputations. Patricia Kowsmann And Margot Patrick, WSJ, 12 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of upper crust was in 1836

See also: upper crust


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