.jpg) Image by Color lithograph by Hamilton. Illustration in "Judge", 8 November 1890, front cover., via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
The SnobsSnob Snob Person who treats others with disdain "reverse snobbery" redirects here. For adoption of customs of poor people by rich people, see cultural appropriation. For other uses, see Snobs (disambiguation) and The Snob (disambiguation). Snob is a pejorative term for a person who feels superior due to their social class, education level, or social status in general;[1] it is sometimes used especially when they pretend to belong to these classes. The word snobbery came into use for the first time in England during the 1820s. Caricature of American lawyer and socialite Ward McAllister (1855–1908) pointing Uncle Sam to "an English Snob of the 19th Century" and saying how he must imitate him or "you will nevah be a gentleman".… (Source: Wikipedia)
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