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snobby

[snob-ee] / ˈsnɒb i /
ADJECTIVE
patronizing
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
humble unconceited






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Look over here, you snobby basketball and soccer elitists!

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“You never feel like Capra’s ever judging people, or being snobby about the people he’s making movies about. He’s making movies about the people who go to the movies.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

It’s easy to blame this lack of welcome on exclusionary, or perhaps just plain snobby, elites.

From Salon • Sep. 17, 2025

Scottish Secretary Ian Murray has described City of Edinburgh Council as "snobby" after remarks about Oasis fans ahead of the band's Murrayfield shows.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

I even screwed up my face and flounced my hands about, as if imitating her snobby behavior.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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