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Comment: I heard that the term "snob" was derived from "s. nob.", an abbreviation
of latin "sine nobilitate" (without nobility), marking a non-noble student at the noble universities of Oxford or Cambridge. Supposedly the usage was to form entries of non-noble students in a list where nobility was prevalent. I heard this being told by a professor of history, but of course that is no claim for truth. |
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary, Chambers and The Cassell Dictionary of Slang all agree that it used to be an (18th Century) word for "cobbler".
Cassell's says that the current meaning arose as Cambridge University slang - Quote:
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The origin of snob as a slang term for shoemaker is unknown. |
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Hi All:
Just to add the last piece to the puzzle, according to the Online Etymology Dictionary, Quote:
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Ieuan "Snob Hill" ab Arthur |
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