Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Something superlative.
- noun People of the highest social level.
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- noun idiomatic, singular only Best of the best; something
superlative . Thevery best .
Etymologies
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[French : crème, cream + de, of + la, the + crème, cream.]
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Borrowing from French crème de la crème (literally "cream of the cream").
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chained_bear commented on the word crème de la crème
This makes me start singing "One Night in Bangkok."
December 16, 2008