1929, (w), The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage 2014, p. 57:
The snobs were also kind to him, and gave him a pair of boots which they assured him were of a type and quality reserved entirely for officers ….
puhekieltä A member of the lower classes; a commoner. (defdate)
1844, (w), Martin Chuzzlewit:
'D'ye know a slap-up sort of button, when you see it?' said the youth. 'Don't look at mine, if you ain't a judge, because these lions' heads was made for men of men of taste: not snobs.'
1913, (w), The Poison Belt:
I tell you, sir, that I have a brain of my own, and that I should feel myself to be a snob and a slave if I did not use it.
puhekieltä A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes. (defdate)
1958, (w), Roots:
If wanting the best things in life means being a snob then glory hallelujah I'm a snob.