upper crust

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

corteza superior

Sinónimos

upper class

superclass

wealthy people

the privileged

country club set

Traducciones

القشرة الأرضية العليا

classe alta

Oberschicht

élite

gratin

classe supérieure

croûte supérieure

Élite

aristocracia

elite

elite econômica

Etimología (Inglés)

First known use as an idiom: 1836.