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upper crust

 
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–noun
1. the topmost layer of crust, as of a pie.
2. Informal. the highest social class.
Origin:
1425–75; 1830–35 for def. 2; late ME

Related forms:
upper-crust, adjective
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upper crust  
n.   Informal
The highest social class or group.
up'per-crust' (ŭp'ər-krŭst') adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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upper crust

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]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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