Snobistinen

Snobistinen is a Finnish adjective meaning snobbish or snob-like, used to describe behavior, tastes, or attitudes that suggest a desire to associate with a higher social status or to imitate it. A snobistinen person tends to evaluate others by perceived status and to prefer what is associated with an exclusive group. The connotation is generally negative, signaling pretentiousness and exclusion.

The word is formed in Finnish as a loanword from English snob, with the common suffix -inen. It is related to the noun snobismi (snobbery) and to the English adjective snobbish. The root snob has a debated etymology, but the term is widely used in many languages.

Usage of snobistinen appears in discussions of culture, fashion, or social behavior, in media and everyday speech. It can modify nouns such as käytös (behavior), maku (taste), or ilmapiiri (atmosphere), as in snobistinen käytös, snobistinen maku, or snobistinen ilmapiiri.

Related concepts include elitismi (elitism) and snobismi (snobbery). The term generally carries a negative or critical tone, though it can be used humorously in some contexts depending on the speaker and setting.