upper crust

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (idiomatic, usually) The social elite, the highest social class.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see upper, crust. The topmost layer of a bread, pastry dish, or other item with a hardened coating.

Adj

Alternative form of upper-crust.

Conceptes

classe alta

Sinònims

upper class

superclass

wealthy people

the privileged

country club set

Traduccions

القشرة الأرضية العليا

Oberschicht

élite

gratin

classe supérieure

croûte supérieure

Élite

aristocracia

elite

elite econômica

corteza superior

Etimologia (Anglès)

First known use as an idiom: 1836.