1) a notch that is the highest in a row or column of notches 2) slang. an item, person or idea that is so much better than everything else that it is ridiculous.
If a car salesman tells you the car is in top notch shape, just kick him straight in the gonads.
Despite the cocktail of Anejo tequilla and cocaine, I feel in top notch form this morning!
By Carie
Top Notch
The best something can be, there is no phrase in the world which emphasises the quality of an object/person/situation more than top notch.
Stuart: How was you're date with Lucinda-May?
Edgar: It was TOP NOTCH!
Stuart: Woah, that means that it was better than anything else ever?
Edgar: Yes, because that's what top notch means.
By Leontine
Top Notch
Best and better than the in competition. First used in 1848 when reffering to a lady friend. Notches in the bed post were used to keep a record of the women you slept with. If she was the top notch then she was the best in show.
