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21-12-2006, 07:09 PM
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'Snob'
The origin of the word "snob" is believed to lie in a dialect word meaning a cobbler, where early usage implied a person of humble rank or status, as cobblers of course were. "Snob" was also naval slang for a shoe or boat repairer.
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