snoot

[snoot]

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noun

Slang. the nose.

Informal. a snob.

verb (used with object)

Informal. to behave disdainfully toward; condescend to: New arrivals in the town were snooted by older residents.

Origin of snoot

First recorded in 1860–65; variant of snout

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Related Words for snoot

braggart, upstart, parvenu, elitist, pretender, highbrow, name-dropper

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Historical Examples of snoot

Well, you hit Linski in the snoot, so what are you— Sit still!
Ramsey Milholland
Booth Tarkington
Nine whole feet from stub of tail to snoot, plumb full of cussedness, too.
The Orphan
Clarence E. Mulford
Like enough he'll learn to get the potato off'n the snoot of the can before long.
Heart's Desire
Emerson Hough
Asking questions in a matter such as this was a fine way to get a bust in the snoot.
Sinister Paradise
Robert Moore Williams
But if Eymogene gets into my bed again tonight I declare I'll bust her on the snoot, no matter what the park regulations is.
Maw's Vacation
Emerson Hough

British Dictionary definitions for snoot

snoot

noun

slang the nose

photog films television a cone-shaped fitment on a studio light to control the scene area illuminated

Word Origin for snoot

C20: variant of snout

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Word Origin and History for snoot

"the nose," 1861, originally a Scottish variant of snout.