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jet-set

jet-set is the alternative form of jet set.

Meaning of jet set

Noun

jet set (plural jet sets)

  1. (idiomatic) A social class of wealthy people who travel for pleasure.
    • And when the snow falls you're found in St. Moritz / With the others of the jet set / And you sip your Napoleon brandy / But you never get your lips wet, no you don't1969, Peter Sarstedt, “Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?”

See all 3 meanings of jet set

Forms of jet-set

Noun
pluraljet-sets
Verb
third-person singular presentjet-sets
present participlejet-setting
past participlejet-setted
pastjet-setted

Questions about jet-set

What is jet-set the alternative form of?
Jet-set is the alternative form of jet set.

Words near jet-set in the dictionary

  1. jet-pack
  2. jet-packed
  3. jet-packing
  4. jet-packs
  5. jet-propelled
  6. jet-set
  7. jet-sets
  8. jet-setted
  9. jet-setter
  10. jet-setters
  11. jet-setting

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