snubbing

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of deliberately ignoring or rejecting someone or something.

• Noun

  A slight or contemptuous rejection.

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Synonyms

cut someone cold , cut someone dead , give someone the cold shoulder , turn the cold shoulder on someone

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with snubbing
nudge , budge , pudge , mudge

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Variants

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snub , snubbed , snubbing , snubs

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Forms

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snubs, snubbed, snubbing, snubbed out, snubbed down

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to push away with the nose'. Derived from Old English snubban 'to push, shove'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'snub' was first used in print in the English language in the 15th century.

2. In golf, a 'snub' is a shot that goes significantly left of the target.

3. In the world of astronomy, a 'snub nose' is a type of spacecraft design where the main body of the spacecraft is spherical or conical in shape.

4. In the game of darts, a 'snub' is a double bullseye hit with the first two darts thrown.

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Related Concepts

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1. rejection: The act of refusing to accept or consider someone or something.

2. exclusion: The act of keeping someone out or separating them from a group.

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Culture

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Snubbing is often used in literature and art to portray social rejection or exclusion. In music, the term 'snub' is used in jazz to describe a rhythmic figure played on the snare drum.

How to Memorize "snubbing"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of pushing someone or something away with the nose.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the act of ignoring or rejecting someone or something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Sneeze and Nudge, Snubbing is a Rudeness' to remember the meaning.

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