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"And heres a marvelous one, quoted from Sonia by Stephen Spender. "Auschwitz, oh, dear no! That person was never in Auschwitz. Only in some very minor death camp." The ultimate in English snobbery."
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Snob
Snob is a pejorative term for a person who feels superior due to their social class, education level, or social status in general; 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.
"And heres a marvelous one, quoted from Sonia by Stephen Spender. "Auschwitz, oh, dear no! That person was never in Auschwitz. Only in some very minor death camp." The ultimate in English snobbery."
"He who meanly admires mean things is a Snob."
"Mike: What do you mean snob? Tracy: Youre the worst kind there is. An intellectual snob. You made up your mind awfully young, it seems to me. Mike: Well, thirtys about time to make up your mind. And Im nothing of the sort, not Mr. Connor. Tracy: The time to make up your mind about people — is never."