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upper-crusty

upper-crusty adjective: of or resembling the upper crust.

Adjective

upper-crusty (comparative more upper-crusty, superlative most upper-crusty)

  1. (informal) Of or resembling the upper crust.
  2. (derogatory, informal) Aristocratic; socially superior.
    • Bentleys, Rolls, Aston-Martins, Ferraris, even James Bond's Thunderbird. Very nice crispy, upper-crusty sensation, right in with the real boys.1963, Patrick Gordon Campbell, Brewing Up in the Basement, page 49
    • Richie now earns $100 a day designing similar saunas for upper-crusty clients throughout Los Angeles.1972, Robin Green, Mindfuckers, A Source Book on the Rise of Acid Fascism in America, Including Material on Charles Manson, Mel Lyman, Victor Baranco, and Their Followers, page 311

Forms of upper-crusty

comparativemore upper-crusty
superlativemost upper-crusty

Origin of upper-crusty

From upper crust + -y.

Questions about upper-crusty

What does upper-crusty mean?
Upper-crusty means of or resembling the upper crust.
What part of speech is upper-crusty?
Upper-crusty is an adjective.

Words near upper-crusty in the dictionary

  1. upper-class twits
  2. upper-classness
  3. upper-crust
  4. upper-cruster
  5. upper-crusters
  6. upper-crusty
  7. upper-division
  8. upper-medium
  9. upper-story
  10. Upperby
  11. UpperCamelCase

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