hors concours
adjective
[ ˌɔː kɒ̃ˈkʊə ]
• engaged in a contest but not competing for a prize.
• "he has won the maximum of three gold medals and has been designated hors concours"
• unrivalled; unequalled.
• "they were full of praise for other people's children, but with the reserve that of course Cyril was hors concours"
Origin:
French, literally ‘out of the competition’.
