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
This demographic contains many proud coffee snobs who have limited cold brew options that match their lifestyles.
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Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Along with delicious food are great craft cocktails and mocktails, and an impressive beer selection sure to please any beer snob.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
Channon was both kinds of snob: salivating round royalty, ever ready to put down anyone who, unlike himself, has never known the exquisite pleasure of sitting down to dinner between two Queens.
—Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2023
The musical theater snob was eventually persuaded to attend a performance by a colleague, who scolded him for wanting to spend the night alone at his Silver Lake cottage home.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
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Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Along with delicious food are great craft cocktails and mocktails, and an impressive beer selection sure to please any beer snob.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
Channon was both kinds of snob: salivating round royalty, ever ready to put down anyone who, unlike himself, has never known the exquisite pleasure of sitting down to dinner between two Queens.
—Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2023
The musical theater snob was eventually persuaded to attend a performance by a colleague, who scolded him for wanting to spend the night alone at his Silver Lake cottage home.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snob
Noun
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Each footstep sent up clouds of dust and ash, coating everything, including my mouth and teeth, in fine grit, blackening my snot and saliva.—
River Selby
August 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And anyone who thinks of modern Democrats, from Texas or anywhere else, as a collection of elitists or urban snobs would likely not be referring to the 35-year-old Scudder.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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He’s known for brash takes on politics and appears to relish taking down moralists and elitists.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
20 July 2025
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“Snob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snob. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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