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
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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 my snobby film school friends and I would accuse those books of turning everything into a formula. John Bleasdale, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025 With the camel’s back broken, Dorothy Scott, summoning all her righteous indignation (and channeled with maybe one-third of Audra McDonald’s extraordinary talent, which is still enough to power the city of Manhattan), lets the snobby scold have it. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2025 The story of a randomly snobby kid who calls himself an anti-fan, goes to one game and then calls himself a fan is unremarkable. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 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

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Snobby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snobby. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

snobby

adjective
snob·​by ˈsnäb-ē How to pronounce snobby (audio)
snobbier; snobbiest
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!