as in snob
a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior
that patronizing little snot at the vintage record store openly smirks when someone asks for something from the Top 40
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Recent Examples of snot
The Dolphins got the snot kicked out of them in the second half — AGAIN — because that’s what this 2025 team does, no matter who is under center since Miami’s been outscored 113-27 in the third quarter.
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Miami Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
Billy Bob said his father knocked the snot out of him routinely.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025
When the book got big on TikTok in 2020, that was one of the types of videos that people made over and over — snot coming out of their noses, mascara running down their faces, heaving sobs.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Thompson’s Hedda is a clever, status-conscious snot raised to believe that her sole purpose is to be a rich man’s wife.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
The boy is stupefied, snot intermingling with the puke dripping from his mouth to his navel.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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
Miami Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
Billy Bob said his father knocked the snot out of him routinely.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025
When the book got big on TikTok in 2020, that was one of the types of videos that people made over and over — snot coming out of their noses, mascara running down their faces, heaving sobs.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Thompson’s Hedda is a clever, status-conscious snot raised to believe that her sole purpose is to be a rich man’s wife.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
The boy is stupefied, snot intermingling with the puke dripping from his mouth to his navel.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snot
snob
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Since the show’s premiere in March 2024, Burnett’s Norma has been set up as a money- and status-hungry snob, willing to do just about anything to have others do her bidding and maintain her opulent lifestyle amongst the highest of high society.—
Rosemary Rossi,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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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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“Snot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snot. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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