Peck‧sniff, Mr /ˈpeksnɪf/
a character in the book
Martin Chuzzlewit(1843–44) by Charles
dickens. He is a
hypocrite (=someone who pretends to be morally good but is not), and pretends to like people who have power or money in order to get an advantage.
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