II23

Joking names for the people who are, or think they are, the best society of a community: the ________.

This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.

BIG SHOTS 7
BIGWIGS 6
SNOBS 6
BIG WHEELS 4
BIG DOGS 3
HIGH MUCKY-MUCKS 3
UPPER CRUST 3
CREAM OF THE CROP 2
ELITE 2
A LIST 1
BIG SHOT 1
BLUEBLOODS 1
CAT’S MEOW 1
FOUR HUNDRED 1
GREEKS 1
HIGH SOCIETY 1
HIGHBROWS 1
HOI POLLOI 1
MUCKY MUCKS 1
RAT’S ASS 1
ROYALTY 1

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