toffee-nosed
Pretentiously looking down
Toffee-nosed is British slang for snobbish or pretentious, describing someone who acts superior to others: Don't be so toffee-nosed about where we eat.
The image suggests someone with their nose in the air, perhaps sticky with expensive sweets.
The term is mildly insulting but not harsh.
Condescending toward perceived inferiors
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- stuck-upConceited and aloof
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
arrogant · superior · disdainful · pompous · pretentious · hoity-toity · uppity · patronizing
Socially and economically privileged
- aristocraticOf hereditary nobility
- poshStylishly luxurious
- eliteSuperior select group
- privilegedHaving special advantages
highborn · blue-blooded · well-bred · refined · gentrified · exclusive · Eton · Oxbridge
snobbish
Condescending toward perceived inferiors
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- stuck-upConceited and aloof
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
supercilious · arrogant · superior · disdainful · pompous · pretentious · hoity-toity · uppity · patronizing · dismissive
upper-class
Socially and economically privileged
- aristocraticOf hereditary nobility
- poshStylishly luxurious
- eliteSuperior select group
privileged · highborn · blue-blooded · well-bred · refined · gentrified · exclusive · Eton · Oxbridge · finishing-school
Britishism
UK-specific vocabulary term
- plummyAffectedly upper-class sounding
- SloaneLondon square name
- frightfullyExtremely, alarmingly so
tweed · hunting · polo · Ascot · Henley · Wimbledon · Harrods · Chelsea · Kensington · public-school
toffee-noseddown-to-earth
Practical and without pretension
unpretentious · humble · approachable · egalitarian · democratic
toffee-nosedhumble
Unassuming about oneself
modest · self-effacing · unassuming · down-to-earth · unpretentious