Complete Definition of "snob"

see|Snob
English

Etymology
Popularized by William Makepeace Thackeray, Book of Snobs, 1848

Pronunciation
enPR|sn�b
IPA|/sn�b/
SAMPA|/snQb/

Noun
en-noun
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  1. (disapproving) informal A person who seeks to be a member of the upper classes and looks down on other classes such as lower classes.

#: You really are a little snob, aren�t you?

Derived terms
snobbish
snobby

Translations

Croatian: t-|hr|snob|m
Danish: t-|da|snob|c
Dutch: snob m|f
German: Snob m, Wichtigtuer m
French: snob m|f
Hebrew: סנ�� (snob) m
Icelandic: snobb n
Italian: snob m|f
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Japanese: ���� (sunobbu)
Maltese: pepè, mnieħru mxammar m, mnieħirha mxammar f
Persian: FAchar|�خر�ر�ش�
Russian: �ноб m
Serbian: �ноб m
Slovak: t-|sk|snob|m
Spanish: esnob m|f, fresa f italbrac|Mexico, pijo m
Swedish: snobb c


Croatian

Etymology
From E.|hr term|snob|lang=en.

Noun
hr-noun|m

  1. #English|snob

Dutch

Noun
snob m, f (plural: snobs, diminutive: snobje)

  1. snob

Category:Dutch nouns


French

Noun
snob m (plural snobs)

  1. snob

Italian

Noun
snob m (plural snob)

  1. snob

Category:Italian nouns


Slovak

Noun
  1. snob

Category:Slovak nouns

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Revision and Credits for"snob"
  • 2007-11-30 17:24 - Stephen G. Brown - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/65.88.88.175|65.88.88.175]] ([[User_talk:65.88.88.175|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Tbot|Tbot]]

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