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snob

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

He is a swindler, a snob and a savage misanthrope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Or be accused of being a film snob — I’ll skip a party in favor of a 35mm screening of a movie I’ve already seen.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

People said she was kind of a snob.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio




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