Where does “snubbee” come from?

snubbee (English) comes from English snub, from Middle English snubben, from Old Norse snubba — to curse, chide, snub, scold, reprove.

snubbee (English): One who is subjected to a snub

Definitions

  1. One who is subjected to a snub

Ancestry of “snubbee”, step by step

snubbee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English snub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnubConspicuously short; Of the nose: flat and broad,...
2Middle Englishsnubben
3Old Norsesnubbato curse, chide, snub, scold, reprove

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese
Every word from Old Norse snubbaEvery word from Middle English snubbenEvery word from English snub