Snub

A snub, cut or slight is a refusal to recognise an acquaintance by ignoring them, avoiding them or pretending not to know them. For example, a failure to greet someone may be considered a snub.[2]

Who's your fat friend?
The famous occasion when Beau Brummell cut the Prince Regent by pretending not to know him.[1]
For other uses, see Snub (disambiguation).

See also

References
  1. Grace and Philip Wharton, illustration by James Godwin. (1861), The Wits and Beaux of Society, pp. 394–397
  2. Peter McHugh (1974), "Snubs", On the beginning of social inquiry, Routledge, pp. 77–136, ISBN 978-0-7100-7765-3
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