Etymology

crème de la crème

Today it means: Best of the best; something superlative; the very best. Full definition →

French crème de la crème
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  1. French · borrowed fromcrème de la crème
  2. English todaycrème de la crème

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

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