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Snob

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Not a gentleman; one who arrogateś to himself merits which he does not deserve. Thackeray calls George IV. a snob, because he assumed to be “the greatest gentleman in Europe,” but had not the genuine stamp of a gentleman’s mind. (S privative and nob.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Snakes in his Boots (To have)
Snap-Dragons
Snap of the Fingers
Snap One’s Nose Off
Snarling Letter (Latin, litera canina)
Sneck Posset
Sneezed
Sneezing
Snickersnee
Snider Rifle
Snob
Snood
Snooks
Snore
Snow King
Snowdonia
Snowdrop (The)
Snuff
Snuff Out
Soane Museum
Soap

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Nobs and Snobs
Scamp [qui exit ex campo]