toffee-nosed

• Adjectif informel britannique désignant une personne snob, prétentieuse ou qui se considère supérieure aux autres.

An informal British adjective used to describe someone who is snobbish, pretentious, or thinks they are superior to others.

1. Snobbish or pretentiousC1informalbritish

   Behaving as if one is superior to others, especially in a snobbish or condescending manner.

   Snob, prétentieux

   • He's so toffee-nosed, he won't even talk to the neighbors.
   • She gave a toffee-nosed look at the cheap restaurant.
   • They act all toffee-nosed since they moved to the wealthy part of town.

   Synonymesarrogantcondescendinghaughtyhoity-toitypompouspretentioussnobbishstuck-upsupercilioussuperioruppity

   Antonymesdown-to-earthhumblemodestunpretentious