topnotch

or top-notch

[ top-noch ]
/ ˈtɒpˈnɒtʃ /
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adjective

first-rate: a topnotch job.

Origin of topnotch

First recorded in 1820–30; top1 + notch

Words nearby topnotch

topmast, topmaul, topminnow, topmost, topneck, topnotch, topo, topo-, topoanesthesia, topochemistry, topog.

Words related to topnotch

finest, first-rate, outstanding, excellent, prime, superior

Example sentences from the Web for topnotch

  • As we neared Buzzard's Bay my spirits, which had been at topnotch, began to sink.

    Kent Knowles: Quahaug |Joseph C. Lincoln

  • In many of the cases, the scientific staff worked under the direction of a topnotch intelligence agent by the name of Steven Ames.

    The Scarlet Lake Mystery |Harold Leland Goodwin