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SNOB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does snob mean?
• SNOB (noun)
The noun SNOB has 1 sense:
1. a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
Familiarity information: SNOB used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person regarded as arrogant and annoying
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("snob" is a kind of...):
disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)
Derivation:
snobby (befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior)
Context examples
"Listen, Tom. If you're such a snob, why did you invite him to lunch?" demanded Jordan crossly.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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