See snobbish on Wiktionary
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "having the property of being a snob",
"tags": [
"Spain"
],
"word": "pijo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "having the property of being a snob",
"tags": [
"Mexico"
],
"word": "fresa"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "having the property of being a snob",
"tags": [
"Rioplatense",
"masculine"
],
"word": "cheto"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "having the property of being a snob",
"word": "snobbig"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "snóbsʹkyj",
"sense": "having the property of being a snob",
"word": "сно́бський"
}
],
"word": "snobbish"
}
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