crème de la crème

[ krem duh lah krem; French krem duh la krem ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

crème de la crème

/ krɛm də la krɛm /

crème de la crème

The best of the best: “Our school's marching band is acknowledged as the crème de la crème.” From French, meaning “cream of the cream.”

First recorded in 1840–50; literally, cream of the cream

literally: cream of the cream

This was the top of the madmen's organization; these three were the creme de la creme of the Normal human's real enemies.

It was the fashion among the creme de la creme to keep aloof from him.

There was present the creme de la creme of the city's society.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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