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snob

[snob] / snɒb /
NOUN
person who looks down on others
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“If somebody gave me Florsheims as a gift, I would never be a snob about it,” the staffer told me.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Virginia Woolf’s status as a feminist heroine may be somewhat dimmed by the fact that she was a terrific snob.

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

“How does that make me a snob? You can’t force friendship. We just don’t have a lot in common.”

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman




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