"outsnob" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outsnobs [present, singular, third-person], outsnobbing [participle, present], outsnobbed [participle, past], outsnobbed [past]
Etymology: From out- + snob. Etymology templates: {{af|en|out-|snob}} out- + snob Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} outsnob (third-person singular simple present outsnobs, present participle outsnobbing, simple past and past participle outsnobbed)
  1. (transitive) To surpass in snobbery; to be snobbier than. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outsnob-en-verb-R2DqRJMQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-

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