jet set

noun
a fashionable social set composed of wealthy people who travel frequently by jetliner to parties and resorts.
Origin:
1950–55

Related forms
jet-set·ter, noun
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jet set
 
—n
a.  a rich and fashionable social set the members of which travel widely for pleasure
 b.  (as modifier): jet-set travellers
 
'jet-setter
 
—n
 
'jet-setting
 
—adj

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jet-set(ters) definition


  1. n.
    young and wealthy people who fly by jet from resort to resort. : The jet-set doesn't come here anymore.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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The light-as-cappuccino-foam subject of summer life among the jet set should be able to stand on its own merits.
Since such luggage seems suitable for the private jet set, why would anyone ever need to carry it anywhere on your plane.
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