snotty
16
7.8
- adjective
- /ˈsnɑti/
- Informal
:
arrogante
- She spoke in a snotty tone that made it clear she thought she was better than the rest of us.
- snotty little
- snotty brat
- snotty attitude
She runs into this boy from school that she hates with a burning passion and he's like the Super rich snotty boy, right?
- She runs into this boy from school that she hates with a burning passion and he's like the Super rich snotty boy, right?
- And, and maybe this is a rather snotty thing to say, but since we're in Oxford, maybe I, I can get away with it in this room.
- And I don't mean the polite timeiness, the snotty type, you know, that kind of stuff that really just thankful.
- And I don't mean the polite timing, the the snotty type, you know, that kind of stuff that really just thankful.
Examples
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She was so snotty yesterday when I asked her to turn down the beds.
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I mean, why's she got to be so snotty about it?
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Was I snotty to you when we were kids?
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Even my snotty sister, Margaret.
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Buddy, that was pretty snotty of you, pushing me away like that just when it was interesting.
Fiction book (1991) -
Those girls are snotty and shallow.
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And I'm sorry if I sounded snotty about Glenna.
Fiction book (1999) -
Corinne is kind of stuck-up and snotty.
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Now, don't get snotty.
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Romney displays, if I may say so, a snotty rich man's arrogance here.
Blog text (28)
Synonyms
260
4.5
Behaving as if you are more important or better than other people
57
5.8
Acting more important and formal than necessary
22
7.5
A person who thinks they are better than other people
16
7.4
Acting as if you are better than other people
16
6.3
A person who thinks they are better than other people and looks down on them
14
8.1
Acting proud and looking down on other people
13
5.8
Acting as if you are better than other people
7
5.3
Acting like you are better than other people because of their money or clothes
7
9.6
Having a rude, arrogant attitude often used to describe a child
4
8.9
Acting as if you are better than other people
1
8.2
A person, often a child, who is rude and acts as if better than others
1
7.2
Thinking you are more important than other people
1
8.5
Acting as if you are better than other people
1
9.9
Acting as if you are better than other people
1
6.7
Thinking you are better than other people and acting proud
1
8.8
Acting too proud and thinking you are better than others
Acting like you are better than other people
Being very proud and acting like you are better than others
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How Arrogant
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Etymology
Snotty can also mean 'arrogant'; a helpful way to remember this is to think of someone called a snot (a rude person) or to picture a person with their nose in the air, so snotty means 'acting superior'.