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Definition of snobbery
snobberies
1 : snobbish conduct or character : snobbishness
2 : an instance of snobbery
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Examples of snobbery in a Sentence
the snobbery of some wine connoisseurs
Recent Examples of snobbery from the Web
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Despite the decades-long attempts on the right to paint the N.E.A. as rarefied snobbery welching off the state, forty per cent of N.E.A. activity happens in high-poverty areas.
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And Clinton may be the only politician who can talk about the need for rural broadband — at this point, an almost banal priority of rural politicians — and be accused of snobbery.
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The word is loaded with associations of snobbery and exclusivity.
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There is no additional reason, other than snobbery, for spelling rules.
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First Known Use of snobbery
1843
SNOBBERY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of snobbery for English Language Learners
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: the behavior or attitude of people who think they are better than other people : the behavior or attitude of snobs
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