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snob

[snob] / snɒb /
NOUN
person who looks down on others
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As Margo, the formidable social-climbing snob with a cut-glass voice but a soft interior, Keith ensured her place in the nation's hearts.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

“I’m not a shoe snob or anything. But, you know, if you’re going to pay money for shoes ….”

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

It has little cachet; it won’t make you rich the way some sports will, and lacks snob appeal, like, say, golf.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 16, 2026

Woolf was a snob, but she was hardly unique in her condescension.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

She is a senior, and she says that my sister is a tease and a snob.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky




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