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
Full kitchens, oversized living areas, grand soaking tubs in spa-like bathrooms overlooking the Toronto skyline and stylist-worthy closets make even the most discerning hotel snobs swoon.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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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
Full kitchens, oversized living areas, grand soaking tubs in spa-like bathrooms overlooking the Toronto skyline and stylist-worthy closets make even the most discerning hotel snobs swoon.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snob
Noun
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The boy is stupefied, snot intermingling with the puke dripping from his mouth to his navel.—
Matthew Shen Goodman,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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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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The private remark reinforced a sense, even among conservatives, that the wealthy businessman was an out-of-touch elitist who was ready to write-off about half the country as indifferent to his economic agenda.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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In a Fox News interview, Carr portrayed Kimmel as an elitist and his own interests as those of the community.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Snob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snob. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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