toffee-nosed

adjective

tof·​fee-nosed ˈtȯ-fē-ˈnōzd 

chiefly British

: snobbish

Synonyms

• aristocratic
• elitist
• high-hat
• persnickety
• potty
• ritzy
• snobbish
• snobby
• snooty
• snotty

Examples of toffee-nosed in a Sentence

having come from the middle class, he suffered at the hands of the toffee-nosed twits at Eton

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1925, in the meaning defined above