as in snots
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 snobs
Adults, even music snobs, love the songs (as does Khloé Kardashian).
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Veronique Greenwood, Time, 29 May 2026
Neither of us are, like, coastal snobs in this way.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 May 2026
Coffee snobs can still get their fix without the health risk by brewing their morning cup with a travel french press.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
Staff makes sure people are well-watered; this isn’t a place for snobs on either side of the bar.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
For design lovers and many coffee snobs, the vessel makes the drink.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 Mar. 2026
Terroir doesn’t just belong to wine snobs, because apparently Ethiopia owns it.
—John Noakes, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
O’Hara relished playing deluded snobs like this wealthy Manhattanite with artistic ambitions from director Tim Burton’s horror comedy about two dead owners of a country house who want to drive out its new buyers.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Among coffee snobs—call them MAMICs La Marzocco is deservedly famous for its technical finesse, producing superb shots time and again.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2025
Veronique Greenwood, Time, 29 May 2026
Neither of us are, like, coastal snobs in this way.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 May 2026
Coffee snobs can still get their fix without the health risk by brewing their morning cup with a travel french press.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
Staff makes sure people are well-watered; this isn’t a place for snobs on either side of the bar.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
For design lovers and many coffee snobs, the vessel makes the drink.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 Mar. 2026
Terroir doesn’t just belong to wine snobs, because apparently Ethiopia owns it.
—John Noakes, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
O’Hara relished playing deluded snobs like this wealthy Manhattanite with artistic ambitions from director Tim Burton’s horror comedy about two dead owners of a country house who want to drive out its new buyers.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Among coffee snobs—call them MAMICs La Marzocco is deservedly famous for its technical finesse, producing superb shots time and again.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Snobs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snobs. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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