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snob

[snob] / snɒb /
NOUN
person who looks down on others
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“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

Dwight Macdonald managed the difficult feat of being a democratic socialist and at the same time a tiresome snob and cultural reactionary, often coming off like a retired colonel at his London club.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

My 24-year-old son, who’s kind of a food snob, is like, “There’s a hundred places that are better and cheaper within five minutes of there in the San Gabriel Valley.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

As a superficial snob who grew up with golden retrievers that deserved Pantene commercials, I had to know: Why are we so into ugly dogs now?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

It was the start of her morphing into the same kind of snob that Mom accuses Auntie Jessa of being.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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