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crème de la crème

noun

Etymology

Borrowed from French crème de la crème (literally “cream of the cream”).

  1. borrowed from crème de la crème

Definitions

  1. Best of the best

    Best of the best; something superlative; the very best.

    • To be an astronaut you must be the crème de la crème.
    • ‘Plainly,’ said Miss Brodie, ‘you were not listening to me. If only you small girls would listen to me I would make of you the crème de la crème.’
    • Whether you've been on the hunt for a pair of quality overalls or you just wanna cosplay as Mrs. Robert Rausch (the ‘Love Island’ girlies know), these ones from Dickies are the crème de la crème.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA