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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
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Does "getting sniffy with me" mean "belittling me"?
Context:
It'd be disappointing if you started getting sniffy with me, matey, because from what I've seen, you need all the friends you can get around here.
It'd be disappointing if you started getting sniffy with me, matey, because from what I've seen, you need all the friends you can get around here.
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That sort of thing. My understanding would be (it's not really a word I meet often) - Acting as if someone is below them and not worth knowing/interacting with. It doesn't have to involve much active belittling, but keeping distance and turning away with just enough words to indicate the attitude.
- That sort of thing.
- My understanding would be (it's not really a word I meet often) - Acting as if someone is below them and not worth knowing/interacting with.
- It doesn't have to involve much active belittling, but keeping distance and turning away with just enough words to indicate the attitude.
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That sort of thing. My understanding would be (it's not really a word I meet often) -
Acting as if someone is below them and not worth knowing/interacting with.
It doesn't have to involve much active belittling, but keeping distance and turning away with just enough words to indicate the attitude.
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Acting as if someone is below them and not worth knowing/interacting with.
It doesn't have to involve much active belittling, but keeping distance and turning away with just enough words to indicate the attitude.
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