upper crust

noun

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

upper crust

noun

1. informal.
   the upper class

upper crust

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

Other Words From

• upper-crust adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of upper crust¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; 1830–35 upper crust fordef 2

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]

Related Words

• aristocracy
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