as in snob
a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior
that patronizing little snot at the vintage record store openly smirks when someone asks for something from the Top 40
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Recent Examples of snot
When the book got big on TikTok in 2020, that was one of the types of videos that people made over and over — snot coming out of their noses, mascara running down their faces, heaving sobs.
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Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Thompson’s Hedda is a clever, status-conscious snot raised to believe that her sole purpose is to be a rich man’s wife.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
The boy is stupefied, snot intermingling with the puke dripping from his mouth to his navel.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Each footstep sent up clouds of dust and ash, coating everything, including my mouth and teeth, in fine grit, blackening my snot and saliva.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Thompson’s Hedda is a clever, status-conscious snot raised to believe that her sole purpose is to be a rich man’s wife.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
The boy is stupefied, snot intermingling with the puke dripping from his mouth to his navel.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Each footstep sent up clouds of dust and ash, coating everything, including my mouth and teeth, in fine grit, blackening my snot and saliva.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snot
snob
Noun
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The hard-to-shop-for scent snob in your family?—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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On my African American side, there’s my father, who’s become a coffee snob and appreciates a great cup of black coffee made with beans from a small roaster.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Snot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snot. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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