snobbery

English

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Etymology 1

From snob +‎ -ery – doubled ‘b’ to clarify pronunciation of ‘o’.

Noun

snobbery (countable and uncountable, plural snobberies)

1. The property or trait of being a snob.

Synonyms

• snobbism

Derived terms

• inverted snobbery

Translations

the property or trait of being a snob

Albanian: snobizëm (sq) m Bulgarian: снобизъм (bg) m (snobizǎm) Chinese: Mandarin: 勢利 / 势利 (zh) (shìli) Dutch: snobisme (nl) n Finnish: snobismi, snobbailu (fi) French: snobisme (fr) m German: Snobismus (de) m Greek: ακαταδεξιά (el) f (akatadexiá) Hungarian: sznobság (hu), sznobizmus (hu) Irish: ardnós m Ottoman Turkish: غرور (gurur), كبر (kibr, kibir), طور (tavr, tavır) Polish: snobizm (pl) m Portuguese: arrogância (pt), esnobismo (pt) Russian: сноби́зм (ru) m (snobízm) Spanish: pijada f (Spain), pijotada f (Spain), esnobismo (es) m, señoritismo m

Etymology 2

From snob +‎ -ery (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

snobbery (comparative more snobbery, superlative most snobbery)

1. (colloquial, rare) Synonym of snobby.
   • 1999 March 30, Nick Howarth, “Volksworld^[sic] stinks”, in uk.rec.cars.vw.aircooled‎ (Usenet), archived from the original on 24 September 2025:

     The only thing Volksworld acts snobbery about is the amount of dangerously built shit they have had to put with over the years.

   • 2001 July 26, Nicky, “OFF: Steve Barton”, in alt.fan.lea-salonga‎ (Usenet), archived from the original on 24 September 2025:

     When I was at college, studying music, ALW [Andrew Lloyd Webber] music was frowned upon. In fact all show-type music was seen as non-classical, and non-innovative! Looks were given by staff, if someone were heard jamming ALW tunes. […] It is just so snobbery!! I think attitudes have changed slightly since I was there.

   • 2016, C. D. Moulton, chapter 10, in A Strange Place (Flight of the Maita; 14), [Morrisville, N.C.]: Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 139:

     He seemed all right to me. Didn't act snobbery like so many Kappins.