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snobbery

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snob·ber·y  (snb-r)
n. pl. snob·ber·ies
Snobbish behavior or an instance of it.
Snobbery, Snobdom snobs collectively, 1833.
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Noun1.snobberysnobbery - the trait of condescending to those of lower social status
snobbishness, snobbism
arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness - overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
clannishness, cliquishness, exclusiveness - tendency to associate with only a select group
snobbery
noun arrogance, airs, pride, pretension, condescension, snobbishness, snootiness (informal), side (Brit. slang), uppishness (Brit. informal) social and educational snobbery
Translations
snobbery [ˈsnɒbərɪ] N → snobismo m, esnobismo m
snobbery [ˈsnɒbəri] n → snobisme m
snobbery
n → Snobismus m
snobbery [ˈsnɒbərɪ] n → snobismo
snobbery [ˈsnɒbərɪ] n → snobismo


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It is an inane town, filled with sham, and petty fraud, and snobbery, but the baths are good.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
She picked at the darned table-cloth and went on: "You look as if you knew what isn't snobbery as well as what is; and when I say that ours is a good old family, you'll understand it is a necessary part of the story; indeed, my chief danger is in my brother's high-and-dry notions, noblesse oblige and all that.
The Wisdom Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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