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snobling

snobling noun: a little snob.

Noun

snobling (plural snoblings)

  1. (dated, humorous) A little snob.
    • In either of which cases, you see, dear Snobling, that though the parson would not have been authorised, yet he might have been excused for interfering.1846 February 28 – 1847 February 27, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, “On Clerical Snobs and Snobbishness”, in The Book of Snobs, London: Punch Office, […], published 1848, →OCLC, page 47

Forms of snobling

pluralsnoblings

Origin of snobling

From snob + -ling.

Questions about snobling

What does snobling mean?
Snobling means a little snob.
What part of speech is snobling?
Snobling is a noun.
What is the plural of snobling?
The plural of snobling is snoblings.

Words near snobling in the dictionary

  1. snobbocracy
  2. snobby
  3. snobdom
  4. snobism
  5. snobisms
  6. snobling
  7. snoblings
  8. snobocracies
  9. snobocracy
  10. snobocratic
  11. snobographer

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