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the snobby waiter gave me a withering look when I ordered the cheapest wine on the list
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Hugh Laurie stars as Ryan Clark, captain of a giant space cruise ship full of snobby, rich tourists, though when the ship's course is changed from a few weeks to more than three years, the classy decorum begins to break down.
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Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
The list leans adventurous but not snobby—chill reds, orange wines, pét-nats that taste like Miami sunsets.
—Outside, 15 Jan. 2026
This social satire of snobby London literati is about authors, their lovers and muses, and the class dynamics that attract and repel them.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
When the series opens, Beth (Slow Horses’ Joanna Scanlan), a divorced teacher who feels abandoned by a married son in thrall to his snobby in-laws, is about to hang herself.
—Judy Berman, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
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Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
The list leans adventurous but not snobby—chill reds, orange wines, pét-nats that taste like Miami sunsets.
—Outside, 15 Jan. 2026
This social satire of snobby London literati is about authors, their lovers and muses, and the class dynamics that attract and repel them.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
When the series opens, Beth (Slow Horses’ Joanna Scanlan), a divorced teacher who feels abandoned by a married son in thrall to his snobby in-laws, is about to hang herself.
—Judy Berman, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Snobby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snobby. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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