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top-shelf

adjective
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Definition of top-shelf

1 : of the best quality top-shelf products Reading does have one top-shelf tourist attraction, a gorgeous pagoda that sits atop a mountain.— Joe Queenan
2 [ from the placement of sexually explicit magazines for sale on high shelves out of the reach of children ] British : containing pornographic material top-shelf magazines This year, retailers are going to come under increased pressure to clean up their acts. Of course, they're not obliged to sell top-shelf mags.The Grocer

First Known Use of top-shelf

1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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top-shelf

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of top-shelf

: of the best quality

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