upper crusts
Society's top tier
Upper crusts are the highest social classes—the wealthy, privileged elite.
The term comes from the top portion of a loaf of bread, historically considered the finest part and reserved for distinguished guests.
The upper crusts of Manhattan gathered at the gala.
Often used with mild irony or disdain for pretension.
- aristocratsHereditary ruling class
- socialitesPeople famous for attending events
- eliteSuperior select group
- bourgeoisieCapitalist ownership class
- nobilityTitled ruling class
high society · country club set · social register · blue bloods · gentles · ruling class · oligarchy · gentry · patricians · imperials · thoroughbreds · tectonic plates · old money · silver spoon · lithosphere · nouveau riche · sedimentary layer · high societies
upper cruststhe masses
Common populace collectively
lower classes · underclass · working class · common people · hoi polloi
upper crustscommon folk
Ordinary members of society
lowbrow · philistines · regular people · average Joes · ordinary citizens
upper crustspowerless
Lacking strength or authority
disenfranchised · marginalized · underprivileged · downtrodden · oppressed
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