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
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.
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Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
There’s also a revolving cast of characters, like musical theater snob Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale), her pianist brother Ryan (Lucas Grabeel), and Troy’s puppy-dog-esque best friend Chad Danforth (Corbin Bleu), all with varying levels of excitement about Troy’s sudden interest in arpeggio scales.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2026
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
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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Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
There’s also a revolving cast of characters, like musical theater snob Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale), her pianist brother Ryan (Lucas Grabeel), and Troy’s puppy-dog-esque best friend Chad Danforth (Corbin Bleu), all with varying levels of excitement about Troy’s sudden interest in arpeggio scales.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2026
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snob
Noun
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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
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Yes, the Niners got the absolute snot kicked out of them Saturday.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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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Those unions’ rank and file, increasingly, see Democrats as cultural elitists who look down on them and want to replace their jobs.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Snob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snob. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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