snob appeal

snob appeal
noun
: qualities in a product (as high price, rarity, foreign origin, or association with an elite) that appeal to the snobbery in a purchaser

whatever advantage the domestic has in price is offset by the imported's snob appeal — Barrett McGurn

the snob appeal of articles made in the home of a former court attendant — Virginia A. Oakes

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snob appeal,
appeal directed to snobbishness; attraction possessed by something because it is expensive, rare, superior, exotic, or otherwise exclusive: »

The factor of snob appeal operates in the world of books, but not to the extent…that it does in the other arts (New York Times).

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noun [noncount]
disapproving : a quality that makes something attractive to people who are snobs

Expensive cars have snob appeal.

old foreign films with snob appeal

called also (Brit) snob value

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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