| 单词 | snooty |
| 释义 | snooty (once / 34459 pages) adj Use the word snooty to describe someone who is a terrible, stuck-up snob. Your snooty grandmother might refuse to take the subway because she doesn't want to mix with regular people. Snooty people generally think they're better than everyone else, often because they have more money or believe they belong to a higher social class. A snooty college freshman might demand a single room in the very best dorm, and a snooty waiter in a fancy restaurant might make you feel like you don't belong there. Snooty first appeared as college slang in 1918, from the now defunct 1800's word snouty, which implied "looking down your nose at people." WORD FAMILYsnooty: snootier, snootiest, snootily, snootiness+/snoot: snoots, snooty USAGE EXAMPLESIn 2016, new wave conservative media outlets like Breitbart have gained trust with their audience by painting traditional news sources as snooty and aloof. The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) In the early days, Starbucks was almost snooty, serving espresso to people who were too good for regular drip coffee. Washington Post(Nov 28, 2016) Trading Places stars Eddie Murphy as a poor, black grifter who is given a snooty, rich white man’s house. The Guardian(Nov 24, 2016) adj (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant Syn bigheaded, persnickety, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, uppish proud feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride |
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