mˈoːɹ ɹˈiːsəntli, ðə tˈɜːm hɐz bɪkˌʌm kˈɑːmənli jˈuːzd ɪnðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ tˈæblɔɪd nˈuːzpeɪpɚz tʊ ɛkspɹˈɛs kəntˈɛmpt təwˈɔːɹdz ðə lˈaɪfstaɪlz ʌvðɪ ˌʌpɚ klˈæs ænd ðɛɹ pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒd əpbɹɪŋɪŋz ɪn ɛkspˈɛnsɪv pˈʌblɪk skˈuːlz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˈiːtən kˈɑːlɪdʒ, ænd ɛstˈiːmd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˈɑːksfɚd ænd kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ.
More recently, the term has become commonly used in the British tabloid newspapers to express contempt towards the lifestyles of the upper class and their privileged upbringings in expensive public schools such as Eton College, and esteemed universities such as Oxford and Cambridge.