snobby

[ snob-ee ]

/ ˈsnɒb i /

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adjective, snob·bi·er, snob·bi·est.

condescending, patronizing, or socially exclusive; snobbish.

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Origin of snobby

First recorded in 1840–50; snob + -y¹

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snob·bi·ly, adverbsnob·bi·ness, snobbism, noun

How to use snobby in a sentence

Her snobbism was arbitrary, and her prejudices were restricted to the rules and laws of her own personal kingdom.
Family Secrets in Tehran|Azar Nafisi|January 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It is a critical acuteness, not a snobbism, which last is selection on some other principle than that of a personal quality.
Instigations|Ezra Pound
What history and romance there is about Pau is pretty well blotted out by twentieth-century snobbism, it would seem.
The Automobilist Abroad|M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
Shall I play geographer to those who are learned in the nomenclature of snobbism?
The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851|Various

Snobbism is not confined to the toadying of the rich, but is quite as often displayed in the toadying of the poor.
Character|Samuel Smiles
No; but there are plenty of people who will subscribe out of snobbism.
Mortal Coils|Aldous Huxley

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