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un snob

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Definition: snob; (adj) - snobby, posh

Qu'est-ce qu'elle est snob ! - What a snob she is! She's so snobby!

Paul m'a dit que les gens dans sa ville sont très snobs - Paul told me that the people in his town are very snobby/posh.

Related: snober - to snub, give the cold shoulder to; snobinard (adj) - snooty, stuck-up; le snobisme - snobbery

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