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[ snob-uh-ree ] / ˈsnɒb ə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR snobbery ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural snob·ber·ies.snobbish character, conduct, trait, or act. Origin of snobberyFirst recorded in 1825–35; snob + -ery Words nearby snobberysnitchy, snivel, snively, snob, snob appeal, snobbery, snobbish, snobby, SNOBOL, Sno-Cat, snockered Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for snobberyBoth went to Oxford University and chafed at the snobbery of English elites. The Margaret Thatcher, Rupert Murdoch Connection|Peter Jukes|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST This is because cruising stories allow the media to indulge in two of their favourite traits: envy and snobbery. In Defense of Cruises: Ignore the Carnival Sewage Disaster|Andrew Roberts|February 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST Rick Santorum accused the president of “snobbery” after Obama touted the importance of college. Rick Santorum’s Most Memorable Campaign Moments (VIDEO)|The Daily Beast Video|April 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST He took a swipe at elements of both the media and the law, accusing them of snobbery (a once-favored refrain of Murdoch). Sun Editor Calls Ethics Inquiry 'Ludicrous'|Charlotte Edwardes|January 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He was a snobby Princeton senior who distrusted his own snobbery. Sometimes Memoirs, Especially by Our Own Kin, Tell Us More Than They Intend|Louisa Thomas|June 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST Now there is just a touch of snobbery in objecting to these archaisms and calling them "vulgar." More English Fairy Tales|Various You may call me a 'blue book,' but spare my snobbery the opprobrious epithet of 'directory.' Other Things Being Equal|Emma Wolf Reference to snobbery brought up a vision of Marian Seaton's arrogant, self-satisfied features. Jane Allen: Right Guard|Edith Bancroft That in the ornamental jobs, those that are relics of feudalism and snobbery, women should supplant men is not surprising. With the French in France and Salonika|Richard Harding Davis It seemed so unworthy, this streak of snobbery, so senseless in an American at most three generations away from manual labour. The Great God Success|John Graham (David Graham Phillips)
Words related to snobberypretension, arrogance, pomposity, airs, hauteur, snootiness, snobbishness |