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upper crust

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upper crust
n. Informal
The highest social class or group.

upper-crust (pr-krst) adj.

upper crust
n
(Sociology) Informal the upper class
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.upper crustupper crust - the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy
social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"
elite, elite group - a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
gentry, aristocracy - the most powerful members of a society
people in power, ruling class - the class of people exerting power or authority
Translations
upper crust n the upper crust (fam) → l'aristocrazia
upper crust n the upper crust (fam) → l'aristocrazia


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