An Insult
I've been wracking my brain-and dictionary.com-all day to find just the perfect word. Do you know a word, term, or phrase that meets this description?
Help!
p.s. I've used the search for this word as a stalling tactic and an excuse for writers block. I've gotten to the point where now I'm just annoyed with myself.
- It's an insult.
- It would have been in the common vernacular 500 years ago (or isn't something obviously circa 2010).
- The word isn't commonly used by the wealthy.
- It is a word someone could easily not know the definition of.
- It is somehow related to arrogance, selfishness, power, being gullible, irrationality, petulance, or sacrificing others for your own benefit. (It doesn't have to be all of these things at once.)
- Bonus points if it hyphenated.
- Double bonus points if you can tie in an irrational hatred of magic or the mystical.
Help!
p.s. I've used the search for this word as a stalling tactic and an excuse for writers block. I've gotten to the point where now I'm just annoyed with myself.