top-hole
British slang: excellent
Top-hole is a British English adjective meaning excellent, first-rate, or splendid.
It emerged in the early twentieth century and now sounds distinctly old-fashioned or affected, often used for humorous effect to evoke upper-class Edwardian speech.
That's absolutely top-hole, old chap!
The term may derive from the idea of being at the very top, the best position possible.
Impressively beautiful or fine
- marvelousExtremely good, inspiring wonder
- superbExtremely impressive, first-rate
- first-rateOf superior quality
- excellentOf superior quality
outstanding · ripping · smashing · jolly good · capital · wizard · spiffing · cracking
Of early twentieth-century Britain
- old chapBritish term of endearment
- tally-hoCry when quarry appears
- pip-pipBritish parting expression
- JeevesByword for butler
Wodehouse · upper-class · posh · aristocratic · public school · Oxford · Cambridge · gentleman
splendid
Impressively beautiful or fine
- marvelousExtremely good, inspiring wonder
- superbExtremely impressive, first-rate
- first-rateOf superior quality
excellent · outstanding · ripping · smashing · jolly good · capital · wizard · spiffing · cracking · brilliant
Edwardian
Of early twentieth-century Britain
Wodehouse · Jeeves · upper-class · posh · aristocratic · public school · Oxford · Cambridge · gentleman · drawing room
antiquated
Old and outdated
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- vintageQuality from past eras
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
yesteryear · old-fashioned · period · retro · nostalgic · bygone · outmoded · old-world · Victorian · pre-war