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Term: toffee-nosed

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense: Having an arrogant or snobbish demeanor

Usage: The toffee-nosed lady sniffed at the homemade cookies, declaring them unfit for her refined palate.

Sample sentence: He always flaunts his expensive designer clothes and acts in a toffee-nosed manner towards those he considers beneath him.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: A person with an arrogant or snobbish demeanor

Usage: The toffee-nosed at the party looked down upon anyone who had not attended an Ivy League university.

Sample sentence: The restaurant was filled with toffee-noses who turned their noses up at others ordering simple dishes.