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Word: snobs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Both versions are true; the second follows from the first. The travel industry cherishes Piety 1. The traveler drifts through the world trying to fend off the truth of Piety 2, which declares itself in spasms of denied disappointment. At worst, a nostalgic heartache goes to work, the travel snob's regret, grandchild of an Evelyn Waugh-Somerset Maugham steamship elitism. Lucretius wrote: "Whenever a thing changes and alters its nature, at that moment comes the death of what it was before." A new metaphysic of distances and destinations has taken over the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I CAME, I SAW, I SPOILED EVERYTHING | 7/10/1995 | See Source »

...neat little row of plastic loops inside to harbor a child's collection of those disappearing markers that come inside boxes of Lucky Charms. In those inviting slots she had tucked a fascinating armament of pens and mechanical pencils and ever since then I've been a writing utensil snob. I revel in the satisfaction of taking notes in just the right color ink and with a pen of exactly the right weight. Not just any pen will do for any occasion...

Author: By Lindsey M. Turrentine, | Title: Pen Ultimate | 3/16/1995 | See Source »

...When does zoning cross the line into 'snob-zoning?'" DiGiovanni asks...

Author: By Michael M. Luo, | Title: Defense Fund Fights to Preserve Square | 1/11/1995 | See Source »

...blunt, because it has such snob appeal. The American Kennel Club was founded 110 years ago by a group of American bluebloods who pledged "to do everything to advance the study, breeding, exhibiting, running and maintenance of purity of thoroughbred dogs." At the time purebreds were status symbols, owned exclusively by the wealthy and prized for their strength, skill and intelligence as much as for their looks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Terrible Beauty | 12/12/1994 | See Source »

...little as $55 a year, consumers could twinkle in fellowship with such glitterati as Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ella Fitzgerald and Meryl Streep. All one had to do was wave one's little piece of green, gold or platinum plastic, and waiters and clerks would fawn prettily. Such potent snob appeal once seemed irresistible -- until American Express "cardmembers" began weighing the costs of privilege against the benefits of more plebeian credit cards. While the AmEx elite shelled out annual fees, Discover clients were issued free cards. Amex users had to pay their bills in full each month; savvy bank-card customers enjoyed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do You Still Know Me? | 9/12/1994 | See Source »

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