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Adjective
class A (not comparable)
- Synonym of first class (“best or top”).
2012, Ann Benton, Teenagers:Surely no child from a good home would become what I have termed a class A fool!
Noun
class A (plural class As)
- (UK, slang) Any illicit drug (e.g. cocaine, heroin) categorised as “class A” under the United Kingdom's Misuse of Drugs Act (1971).
2024 January 21, Jack Rooke, “Tennis Table Tennis”, in Jim Archer, director, Big Boys, season 2, episode 3, spoken by Danny (Jon Pointing):Finally! If only you'd been supplying the people of Margate with arabica beans instead of dodgy class As.
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