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snobbery




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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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