SOCIETY
ADJECTIVES
1489 — OF HIGH FASHION of high quality or breeding; of eminent social standing or repute → obs.
1675 — OF GOOD FASHION of high quality or breeding; of eminent social standing or repute → obs.
..L19 — IN IT at the heart of society → sl.
NOUNS
..18C — THE QUALITY the upper classes; society
1837 — FUGITATION exclusion from society
1848 — CRÈME DE LA CRÈME the elite; the very pick of society
1942 — LACY SET society → US sl. (Bk.)
1970 — ISM AND SCHISM — ISM AND SKISM denotes society’s ways, class consciousness, sub-systems and/or classifications → W. Indies & Brit. Black teen sl.
NOUNS, PERSON (see SOCIAL)
VERBS
1589 — UNCOMPANE to avoid or shun society → obs.
1816 — LOSE CASTE to lose social rank, to descend in the social scale
1905 — POODLE-FAKE to cultivate female society, esp. for the purpose of professional advancement → sl., orig. services’ usage
1910 — KEEP UP WITH THE JONESES to maintain one’s social position; to ensure that one does not let one’s neighbours or peers ‘get ahead’ → sl.
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