Upper ten thousand
PHRASE BY POET NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS TO DESCRIBE THE UPPER CIRCLES OF NEW YORK SOCIETY
Upper Ten Thousand; Uppertens; Upper-Ten; Upper ten; The Upper Ten; The Upper Ten Thousand
Upper Ten Thousand, or simply, The Upper Ten, is a 19th-century phrase referring to the wealthiest 10,000 residents of New York City. The phrase was coined in 1844 by American poet and author Nathaniel Parker Willis.