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
Coffee snobs know that having one of the best coffee grinders in your arsenal is imperative.
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Jack Byram, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
The hard-to-shop-for scent snob in your family?
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
On my African American side, there’s my father, who’s become a coffee snob and appreciates a great cup of black coffee made with beans from a small roaster.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
There’s a solid, mega-meaty take at the mini-chain Schnipper’s; a terrific vegan version that used to be on the menu at Superiority Burger could have converted even the most skeptical snob or carnivore.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
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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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Billy Bob said his father knocked the snot out of him routinely.—
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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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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.—
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“Snob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snob. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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