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
I'mPhaedra Trethan, a pizza snob from New Jersey who doesn't mind paying more for a good pie.
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Don’t let the football snobs deter you.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
Richmond was a nob without ever being a snob.
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Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Name Nick Wheeler Best known for Being an All-American Reject and a coffee snob.
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Liza Lentini,
SPIN,
29 May 2026
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Don’t let the football snobs deter you.
—
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
Richmond was a nob without ever being a snob.
—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Name Nick Wheeler Best known for Being an All-American Reject and a coffee snob.
—
Liza Lentini,
SPIN,
29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for snob
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snob
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Hitting the snot out of the ball.
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Sea snot has invaded the Aegean and killed off dozens of species in the Marmara.
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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.
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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.
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“Snob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snob. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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