snootiness

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He writes with the coolness of a sociologist, the passion of someone with a horse in the race, and the smarts to avoid both cheerleading and snootiness.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2022

The story made the rounds of the international media, often treated as an instance of English eccentricity, snootiness, or small-town paranoia.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 1, 2019

He fails to score Rolling Stones tickets for a 1971 concert, declaring with teenaged snootiness, “They’re probably past it,” and decides to spend the cash he has saved on a record.

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2015

There followed a two-year stint at Real Oviedo before he was appointed manager of Real Betis Balompié, a second division team formed by workers alienated by the snootiness of the city’s top club, Sevilla.

From The Guardian • Sep. 30, 2014

The Foreign Minister, Guido Westerwelle, recently told his compatriots: "I warn us against any form of Teutonic snootiness."

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2013