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TIPTOP
ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, tops
(adjective) of the highest quality; “an ace reporter”; “a crack shot”; “a first-rate golfer”; “a super party”; “played top-notch tennis”; “an athlete in tiptop condition”; “she is absolutely tops”
tiptop
(noun) the extreme top or summit
acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top
(noun) the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; “his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty”; “the artist’s gifts are at their acme”; “at the height of her career”; “the peak of perfection”; “summer was at its peak”; “...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame”; “the summit of his ambition”; “so many highest superlatives achieved by man”; “at the top of his profession”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tiptop (plural tiptops)
The very topmost point.
(figurative) The highest or utmost degree; the best of anything.
Adverb
tiptop (not comparable)
Excellently; in a first-rate manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Tip"top`, n. Etym: [Tip end + top.]
Definition: The highest or utmost degree; the best of anything. [Colloq.]
Tip"top`, a.
Definition: Very excellent; most excellent; perfect. [Colloq.] "Four tiptop voices." Gray. "Sung in a tiptop manner." Goldsmith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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