the upper crust

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Definition of the upper crust in English English dictionary

upper crust
The social elite

Some accents reveal the distinctive bray of the upper crust, but most are generic middle class.

upper crust
The topmost layer of a bread, pastry dish, or other item with a hardened coating

She went to get her tarts . . . but some one had stolen all the fruit out of them by lifting up the upper crust.

upper crust
The upper crust are the upper classes. the kind of lifestyle of the privileged upper crust. Upper crust is also an adjective. Sergeant Parrott normally spoke with an upper-crust accent. the group of people who belong to the highest social class
the upper crust

    Hyphenation

    the up·per crust

    Turkish pronunciation

    dhi ʌpır krʌst

    Pronunciation

    /ᴛʜē ˈəpər ˈkrəst/ /ðiː ˈʌpɜr ˈkrʌst/
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