bon ton

Other forms: bon tons

Definitions of bon ton
  1. noun
    the fashionable elite
    synonyms: beau monde, high society, smart set, society
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    type of:
    elite, elite group
    a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
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