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snobby

adjective

snob·​by ˈsnä-bē How to pronounce snobby (audio)
snobbier; snobbiest
: characterized by snobbery
a snobby brat
snobby neighborhoods

Examples of snobby in a Sentence

the snobby waiter gave me a withering look when I ordered the cheapest wine on the list
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Whelchel first appeared on two episodes of Diff'rent Strokes as the preppy and snobby Blair Warner and later reprised the role on The Facts of Life from 1979 to 1988. Michele Corriston, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025 Kiss weathered cynicism and disinterest from the snobby New York music scene in their early months — Frehley worked as a taxi driver to pay the bills — but, crucially, united with manager Bill Aucoin in September 1973, who began plotting the band’s path to stardom with the bandmembers. Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025 The actress was best known for her role as snobby social climber Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances, the BBC comedy that ran for five seasons between 1990 and 1995. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025 And neuro has a new second-year resident: Dr. Charlie Porter, a snobby jerk (played by Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin’s Brian Altemus). Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snobby

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snobby was in 1846

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“Snobby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snobby. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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snobby

adjective
snob·​by ˈsnäb-ē How to pronounce snobby (audio)
snobbier; snobbiest
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