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upper crust

noun

the topmost layer of crust, as of a pie.
Informal.��the highest social class.

upper crust

noun

informal��the upper class

upper crust

Upper class: “The upper crust often have at least one summer house.”

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upper-crust adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of upper crust¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; 1830–35 upper crust for def. 2

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Idioms and Phrases

The highest social class, as in She wanted badly to be one of the upper crust but it wasn't going to happen. This term alludes to the choicest part of a pie or loaf of bread. [First half of 1800s]

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