Snob

There is a little snob or gent, whom we all of us know, who wears little tufts on his little chin, outrageous pins and pantaloons, smokes cigars on tobacconists 'counters, sucks his cane in the streets, struts about with Mrs. Snob and the baby (Mrs.S. an immense woman, whom Snob nevertheless bullies), who is a favorite abomination of Leech, and pursued by that savage humorist into a thousand of his haunts.

John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

For readers, the title Snob is "obviously ironic," Mr. Yakovlev said, and in fact the title is an acronym of the Russian words for accomplished, independent, educated and thriving.

Russian Snob Lands in New York 2010

Snobbishness is vulgar — the mere words are not: that which we call a Snob, by any other name would still be Snobbish.

The Book of Snobs 2006

Snobbishness is vulgar -- the mere words are not: that which we call a Snob, by any other name would still be

The Book of Snobs William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

Here's an idea whose time has come: YouTube Comment Snob is a Firefox plugin that nukes comments with too many spelling mistakes, weird capitalization or punctuation, and too much cussin '.

Boing Boing 2008

Culture Snob is hosting a forum for essays, arguments, and provocations on misunderstood movies.

GreenCine Daily: Shorts, 4/16. 2007

I cannot discover how and why the word Snob was enlarged into its present comprehensive meaning.

Notes and Queries, Number 12, January 19, 1850 Various

_ -- Can any of your valuable correspondents give me the origin or derivation of the word Snob?

Notes and Queries, Number 12, January 19, 1850 Various

The word Snob has taken a place in our honest English vocabulary.

The Book of Snobs William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

So, Dr. No starts off the contest to name Snob's baby after a bike term or product with the most-appropriate "Brooks," the plural of "Brooke," which will work best in the event of twins.

This Just In: Leave of Absence Announcement! (and Friday Fun Quiz!) BikeSnobNYC 2010