| Hobby gatekeepers, often |
USA Today |
22 Apr 2026 |
| Highfalutin sorts |
New York Times |
05 Apr 2026 |
| Hoity-toity people |
The Telegraph Plusword |
21 Nov 2025 |
| Elitists |
USA Today |
19 Nov 2025 |
| Elitists |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Nov 2025 |
| Pompous people |
New York Times |
29 Oct 2025 |
| Supercilious types |
LA Times Daily |
28 Oct 2025 |
| People who think they're better than others (5) |
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| Elitists |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Jun 2025 |
| It's a good French ship, particularly for pretentious people |
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| Elitists |
Commuter |
22 May 2025 |
| For superficial reasons they belittle senior boss regularly |
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| Snooty folks |
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| Elitists |
LA Times Daily |
26 Apr 2025 |
| People who think they're better than you |
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| Smug types |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
25 Mar 2025 |
| Pretentious people |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Nov 2024 |
| They think they're so superior |
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| People who study excessively (5) |
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| Elitists |
Commuter |
16 Sep 2024 |
| Social bigots |
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| People who feel superior to others |
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| Cries about new elitists (5) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
11 Aug 2024 |
| Cries about new elitists (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
11 Aug 2024 |
| Cries about new elitists (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
10 Aug 2024 |
| Cries about new elitists (5) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
10 Aug 2024 |
| Snooty sorts |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
13 Jul 2024 |
| Nose-in-the-air types |
USA Today |
16 Jun 2024 |
| Toffee-nosed people (5) |
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| Snooty ones |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Apr 2024 |
| Snooty people |
Newsday |
25 Mar 2024 |
| Stuck-up types |
LA Times Daily |
23 Nov 2023 |
| Elitists |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Nov 2023 |
| Pretentious people |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Nov 2023 |
| Some oenophiles |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Jul 2023 |
| Elitists |
USA Today |
09 May 2023 |
| Stuck-up sorts |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Jan 2023 |
| Ones unlikely to order the house wine, say |
New York Times |
14 Jan 2023 |
| Self-important types |
New York Times |
05 Jan 2023 |
| Snooty people |
Newsday |
05 Dec 2022 |
| Elitists |
USA Today |
30 Sep 2022 |
| Uppity types |
Premier Sunday |
25 Sep 2022 |
| Elitists |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Aug 2022 |
| Pretentious people |
Thomas Joseph |
18 Aug 2022 |
| Pretentious people |
USA Today |
30 May 2022 |
| Uppity folks |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Jan 2022 |
| Pretentious people |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Oct 2021 |
| Elitists |
USA Today |
23 Apr 2021 |
| Elitists |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Apr 2021 |
| Aloof group |
New York Times |
26 Nov 2020 |
| Pretentious sorts |
Universal |
22 Aug 2020 |
| Hoity-toity types |
USA Today |
19 Aug 2020 |
| Stuffed shirts |
LA Times Daily |
03 Aug 2020 |
| Stuffed shirts |
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| Ones looking down |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jul 2020 |
| Ones looking down |
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| Hoity-toity types |
New York Times |
17 Jun 2020 |
| Elitists |
Newsday |
12 Jun 2020 |
| Superior sorts |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Apr 2020 |
| Snooty people |
Newsday |
14 Apr 2020 |
| Hoity-toity types |
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| Hoity-toity types |
LA Times Daily |
03 Sep 2019 |
| Uppity types |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jul 2019 |
| Uppity types |
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| Uppity types |
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| Hoity-toity types |
|
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| Pretentious people |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Oct 2018 |
| Snooty sorts |
LA Times Daily |
20 Feb 2018 |
| Snooty sorts |
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| Some pretenders |
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| Some pretenders |
LA Times Daily |
10 Feb 2018 |
| Condescending sorts |
USA Today |
08 Feb 2018 |
| Classist types, perhaps |
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| Some pretenders |
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| Condescending sorts |
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| Snooty sorts |
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| Hardly humble sorts |
LA Times Daily |
09 Dec 2017 |
| Hardly humble sorts |
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| Elitists |
LA Times Daily |
14 Sep 2017 |
| Elitists |
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| Hoity-toity types |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Sep 2017 |
| Uppity types |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Aug 2017 |
| Snooty ones |
Newsday |
09 Aug 2017 |
| Hoity-toity types |
Newsday |
06 Aug 2017 |
| Wine __ |
Newsday |
20 May 2017 |
| Those with upturned noses |
Universal |
19 Jan 2017 |
| Hoity-toity types |
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| Elitists |
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| Hardly humble sorts |
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| Pretentious persons have jobs at last |
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| Social climbers |
Newsday |
04 Nov 2016 |
| Some selective socializers |
LA Times Daily |
14 Aug 2016 |
| Nose-in-air types |
Newsday |
13 Jul 2016 |
| Snooty sorts |
Universal |
26 Jun 2016 |
| Self-important sorts |
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| People with upturned noses |
Universal |
11 Mar 2016 |
| They feel they are superior |
Universal |
26 Jan 2016 |
| Stuck-up types |
LA Times Daily |
13 Jan 2016 |
| People with self-proclaimed superiority |
Universal |
12 Jan 2016 |
| Stuck-up types |
|
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| Snooty sorts |
|
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| They feel they are superior |
|
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| Some selective socializers |
|
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| People with self-proclaimed superiority |
|
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| Snooty ones |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Sep 2015 |
| Hoity-toity sorts |
USA Today |
22 Jun 2015 |
| Nose-in-the-air types |
|
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| Nose-in-the-air types |
|
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| Those on a high horse |
|
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| Hoity-toity sorts |
|
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| Snooty people |
|
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| Highfalutin sorts |
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| Uppity sorts |
|
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| High-horse sorts |
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| Those on high horses |
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| Ones with their noses in the air |
|
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| They're discriminating to a fault |
|
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| Ones who may annoy hoi polloi |
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| Superior sorts |
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| High-horse sorts |
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| Snooty types |
|
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| Uppity bunch |
|
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| Wine __ |
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| Stuck-up twerps |
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| Elitist types |
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| Hoity-toity sorts |
|
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| Hoity-toity sorts |
|
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| Hoity-toity group |
|
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| Social pests |
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| Snooty ones |
|
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| They don't mix with just anybody |
|
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| Hoity-toity types |
|
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| Supercilious group |
|
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| Hoity-toity types |
|
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| Pretentious people |
|
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| They don't mix with just anybody |
|
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| Elitists |
|
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| Pretentious ones |
|
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| Ones whose tastes you obviously wouldn't understand |
|
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| Snooty sorts |
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| Patronizing types |
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| Snotty people |
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| Exclusionary sorts |
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| Superior sorts |
|
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| Haughty types |
|
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| Uppity ones |
|
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| Hoity-toity sorts |
|
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| Nose-in-the-air sorts |
|
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| Self-appointed superiors |
|
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| Nose-in-air types |
|
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| Supercilious people |
|
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| Unfriendly sorts |
|
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| Nose-in-the-air types |
|
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| Haughty types |
|
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| Name-droppers |
|
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| Hoity-toity types |
|
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| Unfriendly sorts |
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| Self-styled superiors |
|
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| Uppity folks |
|
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| Pretentious ones |
|
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| They're stuck up |
|
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| Social climbers |
|
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| Nose-in-air types |
|
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| Aloof types |
|
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| Nose-in-air types |
|
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| Uppity folks |
|
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| Haughty types |
|
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| Priggish people |
|
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| Haughty types |
|
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| Snooty sorts |
|
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| Name-droppers |
|
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| Uppity types |
|
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| Haughty ones |
|
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| Pretentious ones |
|
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| Thackeray's "The Book of ___" |
|
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| Stuck-up types |
|
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| Hoity-toity sorts |
|
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| Hoity-toity types |
|
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| Social climbers |
|
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| High-hats |
|
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| Social climbers, perhaps |
|
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| High hats |
|
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| Elitists |
|
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| High-hats |
|
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| Hoity-toity sorts |
|
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| High-hats |
|
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| Highbrows |
|
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| Uppity ones |
|
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| They're elitists and they know it |
|
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| Uppity group |
|
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| Social climbers |
|
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| Haughty ones |
|
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| Elitists |
|
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| Haughty ones |
|
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| Uppity ones |
|
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| Highbrows |
|
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| Stuck-up ones |
|
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| People with self-proclaimed superiority |
|
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| Name-droppers |
|
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| They put on airs |
|
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| They have upturned noses |
|
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| Nose-in-the-air types |
|
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| Status seekers |
|
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| Stuck-up ones |
|
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| High-hatters |
|
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| They're exclusive |
|
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| Snooty types |
|
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| High-hatters |
|
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| Snooty types |
|
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| Priggish sorts |
|
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| People with upturned noses, perhaps |
|
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| Elitist group |
|
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| Brahmins |
|
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| Persnickety types |
|
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| Aloof ones |
|
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| Stiff necks |
|
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| Stuffed shirts |
|
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| Some Brahmins |
|
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| Condescending ones |
|
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| Affected ones |
|
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| Supercilious people |
|
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| Supercilious sniffers |
|
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| People with turned-up noses |
|
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| Elitists |
|
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| Hoity-toity people |
|
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| Self-important people |
|
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| Social climbers |
|
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| Uppish folks |
|
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| Snooty ones |
|
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| Social pests |
|
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| Parvenus |
|
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| Social liabilities |
|
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| Undemocratic types |
|
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| Insufferable ones |
|
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| Their noses point skyward. |
|
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| Haughty ones. |
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| Would-be swells. |
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| They look down their noses. |
|
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| Stuck-uppers. |
|
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| The better-than-thou set. |
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| Relatives of upstarts. |
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| Uppish ones. |
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| Would-be VIP's. |
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| Social climbers. |
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| Boston Brahmins. |
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| Codfish aristocracy. |
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| Self-superior persons. |
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| Overbearing persons. |
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| High-hats. |
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