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- [snob]
- /snɒb/
- /snɒb/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [snob]
- /snɒb/
Definitions of snob word
- noun snob a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others. 1
- noun snob a person who believes himself or herself an expert or connoisseur in a given field and is condescending toward or disdainful of those who hold other opinions or have different tastes regarding this field: a musical snob. 1
- countable noun snob If you call someone a snob, you disapprove of them because they admire upper-class people and have a low opinion of lower-class people. 0
- countable noun snob If you call someone a snob, you disapprove of them because they behave as if they are superior to other people because of their intelligence or taste. 0
- noun snob a person who strives to associate with those of higher social status and who behaves condescendingly to others 0
- noun snob (as modifier) 0
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Origin of snob
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1775-85; orig. uncert; first used as a nickname for a cobbler or cobbler's apprentice, hence a townsman, someone of low class or lacking good breeding, commoner, hence someone who imitates persons of higher rank
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Parts of speech for Snob
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snob popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
snob usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for snob
verb snob
noun snob
- dissembler — to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence in business.
- flunky — a male servant in livery.
- footman — a liveried servant who attends the door or carriage, waits on table, etc.
- fussbudget — a fussy or needlessly fault-finding person.
- name-dropper — a person who indulges in name-dropping.
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