upper crust

up·per crust

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhp-er kruhst]
- /ˈʌp ər krʌst/
- /ˈʌpə(r) krʌst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhp-er kruhst]
- /ˈʌp ər krʌst/

Definitions of upper crust words

noun upper crust the topmost layer of crust, as of a pie. 1
noun upper crust Informal. the highest social class. 1
noun upper crust wealthy people 1
noun upper crust people: wealthy 1
singular noun upper crust The upper crust are the upper classes. 0
singular noun upper crust Upper crust is also an adjective. 0

See all 12 definitions of upper crust

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Origin of upper crust

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

1425-75; 1830-35 for def 2; late Middle English

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Parts of speech for Upper crust

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Upper crust

upper crust popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for upper crust

noun upper crust

a list — a group of desirable or admired people who are welcomed especially in social and professional situations: Hollywood's A list turned out for the Oscars.
a-list — An A-list celebrity is a celebrity who is very famous indeed.
aristocracy — The aristocracy is a class of people in some countries who have a high social rank and special titles.
beautiful people — wealthy, fashionable people of the leisure class
carriage trade — trade from the wealthy part of society

adj upper crust

cliquish — If you describe a group of people or their behavior as cliquish, you mean they spend their time only with other members of the group and seem unfriendly towards people who are not in the group.
de luxe — (esp of products, articles for sale, etc) rich, elegant, or sumptuous; superior in quality, number of accessories, etc
high-class — of a type superior in quality or degree; first-rate: a high-class hotel.

adjective upper crust

exclusive — An item or story published or broadcast by only one source.
exclusory — Having the power or the function of excluding.

All 24 Synonyms of upper crust