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snoburbia en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of snob + suburbia.

Meanings

  1. (rare, uncountable) Synonym of snoburbs.
    • There's a farmers' market in Westlake, Tuesdays I believe but I could be wrong. I live north so don't pay much attention to snoburbia. 2002 June 1, Michelle Walden, “Farmers Market?”, in austin.general (Usenet):
    • Old New Litchridge, Connecticut, the fictitious center from which free-lance funny-man Jack Douglas fled to the wilds of western Canada, comes in for some small gentle ribbing as the acme of snoburbia. 1970, H.W. Wilson Company (contributor), Book Review Digest, volume 66, page 377:
    • Mr. Teter, a county commissioner from the Vancouver, Washington, area, refers to it as snoburbia. 1964, National League of Cities (contributor), Nation's Cities, volumes 2-3, page 15:

Synonyms

snoburbs