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snob Definition

snob (snäb)

noun

  1. Obsolete a person having no wealth or social rank; one of the common people
  2. a person who attaches great importance to wealth, social position, etc., having contempt for those whom he considers his inferiors, and admiring and seeking to associate with those whom he considers his superiors
  3. a person who feels and acts smugly superior about his particular tastes or interests an intellectual snob

Etymology: orig. dial. “boy, cobbler's boy” < ?

snob Related Forms
snob·bish adjective snob·bishly adverb snob·bish·ness noun
snob Synonyms

snob

n.

snob Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • play: You think I'd bust cover by playing the snob?
  • become: I didn't even drink coffee until a few years ago and I've become a real snob.

Preposition: at

  • time: Being a Brand snob at times I would normally go for something that wasn't the cheapest just to assure quality.

Adjective modifier

  • intellectual: Act as if you're a real intellectual snob.
  • literary: I'm not a literary snob - quite the opposite!
  • musical: If I was more of a musical snob or NME hack I'd laugh at this and give it a virtual kicking.
  • old: Socrates is such a crusty old snob, he could make a good living on the TV arts review circuit.
  • terrible: But as a consequence, he comes across like a terrible snob at times.
  • rich: There is also a rich snob called Veronica di Angelo whom they hate.

Modifies a noun

  • value: Growing up in Dixon Green by Vera Berry Living at Dixon Green had a bit of snob value, yer know!
  • appeal: Snob appeal does not encourage recognition of the realities modern life.
  • screen: Inside, above the U-shaped counter, are rare snob screens.
  • thing: It's not a snob thing, they're just built from better quality components that are tested to work together properly.

Noun used with modifier

  • wine: I have a wine expert friend ( or wine snob depending on your view of these things ).
  • food: Adam's diet offends my sensibilities because I'm a food snob.
  • elitist: Just a few shades of gray would have helped make, for instance, Dance's smug elitist snob even vaguely human!
  • coffee: Even the coffee snobs in my life love this.
  • art: Written by John Upton Directed by Michael Pattinson Kerry is disgusted with the art snobs at the exhibition.
  • class: I think upper class snobs may find it a bit canteen hence the off reviews.

Preposition: in

  • sense: Oh I forgot you think you are better than everyone else, you really are a snob in the true sense.
snob Quotes

He who meanly admires mean things is a Snob.

—Thackeray,William Makepeace

I am a snob, not only in fact, but on principle.

—Shaw, George Bernard

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