: a social class occupying a position above the middle class and having the highest status in a society
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Adjective
upper-class boys who had an entrenched sense of entitlement
Noun
a popular pastime among the upper classes
a member of the upper class
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Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Executives who are solely relying on their child’s experience in an upper-class New York or Los Angeles bubble is negligently ignoring a much broader youth experience across the country.
—Elsa Ramo, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2024
During the Victorian era, Halloween was acquired by the upper class as a matchmaking holiday for young women.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Lulu is rescued from the streets by an upper-class man and remakes herself according to the desires of her admirers.
—Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Executives who are solely relying on their child’s experience in an upper-class New York or Los Angeles bubble is negligently ignoring a much broader youth experience across the country.
—Elsa Ramo, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
But putting upper class white people on edge is the satirical aim here, as is Chloe Fineman’s politically correct mom.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2024
During the Victorian era, Halloween was acquired by the upper class as a matchmaking holiday for young women.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Upper-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upper-class. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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