snooty

snooty

Haughtily condescending, dismissive, or snobbish. I can't believe that snooty waiter scoffed at you for ordering red wine with fish. A: "Do you want to come to the gala with me?" B: "And spend the evening pretending to fit in with snooty socialites? No thanks."
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

snooty

mod. haughty; conceited. (As if looking down one’s nose = snoot, at someone. Alludes also to having one’s nose in the air meaning haughtiness.) Tiffany can be snooty if she wants to, and she usually wants to.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • snooted
  • set (one) down as (something)
  • set down
  • set down as
  • jest about
  • jest about (someone or something)
  • uppity
  • I will have you know
  • mansplain
  • high-handed
References in periodicals archive
"Lord Snooty III is the original, much-loved, Lord Snooty's grandson and has inherited his great fortune."
SEDGEFIELD: 2.20 Teme Valley, 3.50 Boyzontoowa, 4.20 Snooty Eskimo, 4.50 Ginner Morris.
Jeremy is due to make a speech at snooty Oxford University tomorrow.
Sadly, there isn't much you can do about this so cultivate a snooty look (practise in front of the mirror) and flash it around when next you're in a situation like this.
A luscious cast includes Mary Kay Place as Pecker's mom, Martha Plimpton as his sister, Lili Taylor as a snooty art dealer, and Christina Ricci as Pecker's workaholic girlfriend -- she runs a Laundromat and loves it.
CORRIE: Snooty Dr Matt is going to regret setting up girlfriend Tina for a waitressing job at the Bistro on Friday and 'embellishing' her qualifications.
In episode one, snooty and self-obsessed trainee barrister Karolyne meets Essex boy Gavin.
Recently the star hosted a bridal shower for a pal, but annoyed partygoers by acting snooty. When the bride-to-be opened one present, Gwynnie smirked and said `Filene's' (a US department store renowned for its low prices).
SNOOTY residents of Kensington fought every step of the way against plans to honour Diana with a touching memorial garden.
Still, Gyllenhaal's English accent is flawless, while Eros Vlahos, as pompous Londoner Cedric, entertains with his snooty mannerisms.
If I was her, of course, I'd be encouraging the daughter to live with her dad and his snooty wife.
But snooty Gorrie is right that Dewar shouldn't have decided to start work on the building before the parliament was up and running.
Snooty champagne bosses have told Abfab telly stars Patsy and Eddie that they're Absolutely Awful.
While she continues to progress in the snooty GISSA progress in the snooty world of dressage, her equestrian range is also rapidly blossoming.
So how come it feels like it's run by Lord Snooty and aimed at the cast of To The Manor Born?