Word: snobbishness
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...agree entirely, although to do so may seem inconsistent with the impression of our attitude that our correspondent has. The latter speaks of the "new tendency" and our apparent fear or contempt of it. "We are" says Cyril, "afraid of nothing; and as for contempt, that is a snobbish feeling, and snobbery arises out of fear that someone will discover one's inferiority. Ergo, we admit no contempt...
...demand on the part of our own alumni, of the alumni of our opponent, and of the public in general, would be so great as to cause our team to play at that college instead of in Cambridge. Not to want to play games away from home may appear snobbish, but the danger of having the football team sent around the country as an advertisement is so great as to make some step necessary. It must also be remembered that unless the abolition of pre-season practice is made universal among the colleges, we would not be able to play...
Very annoying as well as amusing is your attitude toward Ireland. All the absurd bigotry of the "Transcript" has prevaded your editorials, and, like the snobbish offspring of a similarly snobbish parent you now patronize Ireland in her new freedom. "Through Tara's Hall", your most recent plaint, is particularly snotty...
...outstanding conception of the Cantabrigian student, in the popular mind, is a snobbish, and pompous individual, scion of a bloated meat-packer, correctly dressed and redressed for every occasion, insensible to the lure of the classic fount, but pursuing the social whirl in liveried equipage. This is all wrong...
...second type, however, is legion. Snobbery, after all, is mere inherency. Prejudice, the universal sin, is a species of snobbery. Excessive pride in a hobby--and who does not take pride in one--is another snobbery. Harvard is criticised by outsiders (who often know nothing about it) for being snobbish, and within its exclusive gates men call other men snobs. Irascible X accuses immaculate Y of being a snob and then snubs provincial Z who comes from another and smaller college. He is unduly gratified when Z in turn calls him a snob. Thackeray has made a special study...