Used in a Sentence

snobs

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for snobs.

Editorial note

I mean, I'd figure if they were real snobs they'd do a vinyl only pressing.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(dated) A member of the lower classes; a commoner.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of snobs gathered in one view.

noun

(dated) A member of the lower classes; a commoner.

noun

(colloquial) A cobbler or shoemaker.

noun

(Cambridge University) A townsman, as opposed to a gownsman.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for snobs.

noun

(dated) A member of the lower classes; a commoner.

noun

(colloquial) A cobbler or shoemaker.

noun

(Cambridge University) A townsman, as opposed to a gownsman.

noun

(archaic) A workman who works for lower wages than his fellows, especially one who will not join a strike (a scab).

Example sentences

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I mean, I'd figure if they were real snobs they'd do a vinyl only pressing.

2

Which of these two languages are more likely to be complemented by language nerds/snobs - C++, or Scheme...

3

In Australia (Where red wine snobs like myself abound) the best local wines are usually around the $20 mark.

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That silicon valley snobs will ignore a thousand years of learning, just to spite 'the man'.

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Even if it won't change attitudes of snobs and bigots, there is room for additional protections and tighter limits on police harassment.

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I guess I don't understand why real guitarists are such snobs about games like this.

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And so it is with other forms of code snobs.

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Don't be like the book-snobs who won't do that.

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Real coffee snobs would use the Aeropress anyway.

10

God there are some snobs in this thread...

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I have to say, I fear the day when people who prefer print books are looked upon like the vinyl snobs of the music world.

12

Coffee hating caffeine addicts, and coffee loving snobs can in fact be on the same page and not contribute metric shit tons of selfish puerile waste at the same time.

Quote examples

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Other people here in the comments are talking about "code snobs" as people that like to follow certain coding standards.

2

Singletons were perhaps the worst possible example of code snobbery: code snobs ( real code snobs, as in "no true code snob") typically detest the singleton pattern as less maintainable, less testable, and less flexible than dependency injection.

3

Experience would suggest that the CS professors think the sys admins are a bunch of amateurs, and the sys admins probably think the professors are snobs with no appreciation of cost and "real-world" applications.

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I certainly support any drive for code that is cleaner or more consistent, I just feel like for every good "code snob" there are a lot of "code snobs" that are basically just bikeshedding.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use snobs in a sentence?

I mean, I'd figure if they were real snobs they'd do a vinyl only pressing.

What does snobs mean?

(dated) A member of the lower classes; a commoner.

What part of speech is snobs?

snobs is commonly used as noun.