reverse snob

American  

noun

1. a person overly proud of being one of or sympathetic to the common people, and who denigrates or shuns those of superior ability, education, social standing, etc.

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Other Word Forms

• reverse snobbery noun
• reverse snobbism noun

Example Sentences

She was delighted, she told The Times, to be called “a reverse snob” by the fashion editor of Le Figaro.

From New York Times

The fashion editor of Le Figaro proclaimed Ms. Stafford “a reverse snob,” which amused her.

From New York Times

The author is also a cheerful reverse snob, celebrating the camp exuberance of the 1960s Batman TV series that so many purists loathe.

From New York Times

My inner reverse snob prefers a dingy yellow cab to a sleek SUV any day.

From The Wall Street Journal

Epstein, one of America's best essayists, is a snob of the intellectual variety, which means he's a reverse snob.

From Time Magazine Archive