as in snot
a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior
the snobs at the museum fund-raiser turned their little noses up at us because we weren't wearing designer outfits
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Recent Examples of snob
Coffee snobs can still get their fix without the health risk by brewing their morning cup with a travel french press.
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
Then, Carden circles back to the word snob.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026
For design lovers and many coffee snobs, the vessel makes the drink.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 Mar. 2026
One character, the Squirm, played by comedian Paul Rust, is an exaggerated parody of the classic wine snob.
—Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2026
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
Then, Carden circles back to the word snob.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026
For design lovers and many coffee snobs, the vessel makes the drink.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 Mar. 2026
One character, the Squirm, played by comedian Paul Rust, is an exaggerated parody of the classic wine snob.
—Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snob
Noun
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Hitting the snot out of the ball.—
Spencer Nusbaum,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Sea snot has invaded the Aegean and killed off dozens of species in the Marmara.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Yet, O’Brien did deliver one joke about the Epstein controversy, taking aim at British elitists who were arrested in February.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Mar. 2026
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It’s been argued that all publicity is good publicity, but the six-city tour is also testing those limits as Newsom seeks to shake off the image, fair or not, of a liberal elitist out of touch with Main Street.—
MICHAEL R. BLOOD,
Associated Press,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Snob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snob. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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