Advanced English Word of the Day
snobberyDefinitions
| English > English | |
| snobbery | |
| 1. n. The property or trait of being a snob. |  |
| snob | |
| 1. n. (informal) A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes. | |
| 2. n. (colloquial) A cobbler or shoemaker. | |
| 3. n. (dated) A member of the lower classes; a commoner. | |
Example Sentences
| In this case, a little snobbery is no bad thing. Dressing down should have taken the sting out of fashion snobbery. But tracksuits can't shoulder all the blame for this new snobbery. It is a peculiarly English snobbery and it is damaging. |
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