Hautevolee

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See also: Hautevolée

German

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Etymology

From French (gens de) haute volée (first-class people).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oːtvoˈleː/, /hoːtvoˈleː/
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Noun

Hautevolee f (genitive Hautevolee, no plural)

  1. (often derogatory) upper crust, high society
    Synonyms: High Society, Schickeria
    • 2022 May 10, Michaela Dudley, “Berlin in den Goldenen Zwanzigern: Der Tanz auf dem Vulkan”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Die Vergnügungsstätten, in denen Varieté und Voyeurismus einander hautnah tangierten, ließen Hetero- und Homosexuelle aus der Hautevolee lustvoll aufeinanderstoßen.
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