SNOOT

beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle, schnoz

(noun) informal terms for the nose

snob, prig, snot, snoot

(noun) a person regarded as arrogant and annoying

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

snoot (plural snoots)

(informal) An elitist individual; one who looks down upon lower social classes.

A language pedant or snob; one who practices linguistic elitism.

(dialectal or slang) A nose or snout, especially in derogatory use.

(internet slang, childish, jocular) Snout; especially of a dog ("doggo") or snake ("snek").

(theater, photography) A cylindrical or conical attachment used on a spotlight to restrict spill light.

Verb

snoot (third-person singular simple present snoots, present participle snooting, simple past and past participle snooted)

To behave disdainfully toward.

Synonyms

• (nose): See nose

Anagrams

• ONTOS, Ontos, Soton, oonts, tonos, toons

Source: Wiktionary



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