English · Slang Attested

Snob Hill

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Meaning · English

Derogatory name for Nob Hill: a neighborhood of San Francisco, California.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tên miệt thị của khu Nob Hill, San Francisco, California

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⚠ Register: derogatory, slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

[…]and the hill itself was called Snob Hill, a term that survives to this day. By 1882 so many estates had sprung up on Nob Hill that Robert Louis Stevenson called it “the hill of palaces.”

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Topics: Mountains & stone

Common questions

What does “Snob Hill” mean?

Derogatory name for Nob Hill: a neighborhood of San Francisco, California.

Is “Snob Hill” formal or informal?

Snob Hill is generally derogatory, slang.

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