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snoot

[ snoot ]

noun

  1. Slang. the nose.
  2. Informal. a snob.


verb (used with object)

  1. Informal. to behave disdainfully toward; condescend to:

    New arrivals in the town were snooted by older residents.

snoot

/ snuːt /

noun

  1. slang.
    the nose
  2. photog films television a cone-shaped fitment on a studio light to control the scene area illuminated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of snoot1

First recorded in 1860–65; variant of snout
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Word History and Origins

Origin of snoot1

C20: variant of snout
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Example Sentences

True to its name, this shiny, black, speckled mushroom looks exactly like the snoot on a dog.

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Why was he so interested in writing thrillers — particularly at a time when he was, as he says, a “literary snoot?”

Ms. Heller’s obituary noted that her father considered many of these people “wannabe blue bloods, snoots and summer barnacles that roamed about town.”

More than that, the anatomy of the roughly 125 million-year-old snoot bears a striking resemblance to that of another pterosaur found thousands of miles away.

But, unlike a team of costumed super-villains, they can’t be halted with a punch in the snoot, or a zap from a ray gun.

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What does snoot mean?

Snoot is a slang term for a snob—a snooty person.

This sense of snoot is always used negatively. It refers to a person who thinks they have better taste or higher standards than other people and treats them in a condescending way because of it. The adjective snooty is much more commonly used than the noun snoot.

Much less commonly, snoot can be used as a verb meaning “to act snobbily towards.”

Snoot is also a slang term for a nose or snout (and in fact it originated as a variant of the word snout). This sense of snoot is usually used very informally, especially as a cutesy way of referring to a dog’s snout, as in Aw, look at you—I just want to boop your snoot!

Example: When it comes to dog snouts, I’m a bit of a snoot—I just love a big honking snoot and nothing else will do!

Where does snoot come from?

The first records of snoot referring to a nose come from the 1860s. It’s simply a variant of the word snout, meaning “the nose or muzzle of an animal.” The word snout comes from the German Schnauze, which is also the basis of schnauzer, a name for a type of dog. (The slang word schnoz, referring to a big nose, is probably related.)

Fittingly, a snoot is someone who looks down their nose at others—or turns up their nose at them. The word snot can also refer to a snob, and the adjective snotty can mean the same thing as snooty. Both snot and snotty are also nose-related, deriving from the German schneuzen, “to blow one’s nose.”

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How is snoot used in real life?

When it refers to a person, snoot is an insult. It’s used less commonly than the adjective snooty.

 

 

Try using snoot!

Which of the following words is a synonym of snoot?

A. snob
B. snot
C. elitist
D. all of the above

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