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snooty

[snoo-tee] / ˈsnu ti /


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Her plot-rich story includes art terrorists, undercover agents, snooty Parisians, sneaky New Yorkers and a one-armed billionaire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

It’s the moment when old-school French — think white tablecloths, heavy sauces and snooty maitre’d’s — faded into the background, allowing nouvelle cuisine and what we now call New American to take its place.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Robert Sietsma, at Eater, wrote in April 2023 that the Noortwyck is a "handsome but casual restaurant" that "may sound snooty; it's anything but."

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2024

The Oscars will never be the place for snooty cinephiles like myself to exercise our theories and pet squabbles.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024

And then there were the snooty people in the back, who got to sit in, like, covered areas and look down at the groundlings and feel all superior in their silk feathered hats.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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