upper-crusty
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9.3
- adjective
- /ˈʌpərˌkrʌsti/
- Offensive
:
snob
- His accent and manners were quite upper-crusty, which made him seem snobbish.
Examples
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That sounds terribly upper-crusty.
Fiction book (1999) -
She always wore upper-crusty outfits that made her stand out in any crowd.
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The restaurant had a very upper-crusty atmosphere, attracting an elite clientele.
Synonyms
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8.2
Acting as if you are better than other people
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5.8
Showing elegant, expensive style that makes someone seem richer or more important
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7.2
Like people from rich, important families who have high social rank
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6.3
A person who thinks they are better than other people and looks down on them
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4.3
Belonging to the richest and most powerful people in society
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5.3
Acting like you are better than other people because of their money or clothes
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9.3
Behaving or speaking in a fancy way to seem more important
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8.1
Showing unfair treatment or dislike of people because of their social class
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9.3
Acting as if you are rich or high class
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9.9
Very fancy in a way that shows you think you are better than others
Acting like a rich person to seem important
Having a proud, snobbish manner and showing off fashionable tastes
Acting like you are better than other people
Showing off and acting more important than others
Stylish in a way that shows wealth or upper class
How Snobbish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Upper-crusty comes from the phrase upper crust, where upper means 'top' and crust is the 'outer part of bread' that sits on top; people used this bread image to talk about the richest or most social group. So upper-crusty describes someone who acts snobbish, as if they belong to that 'top' class.