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{{Short description|Person who treats others with disdain}} {{Other uses|Snobs (disambiguation)|The Snob (disambiguation)}} [[File:Ward McAllister caricature (cropped).jpg|thumb|Caricature of American lawyer and socialite [[Ward McAllister]] (1855β1908) 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". Uncle Sam is shown laughing heartily.]] {{Discrimination sidebar|Related}} '''''Snob''''' is a pejorative term for a person who feels superior due to their [[social class]], education level, or [[social status]] in general;<ref name=debotton>De Botton, A. (2004), ''Status Anxiety''. London: Hamish Hamilton</ref> 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.
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