Snoot

Quick meaning: Snoot is a noun meaning (informal) An elitist or snobbish person.

Meaning

(informal) An elitist or snobbish person.

More Meanings

1. A language pedant or snob; one who practices linguistic elitism.
2. (Internet slang, childish, humorous) Snout; especially of a dog ("doggo"), cat ("catto"), or snake ("snek").
3. (theater, photography) A cylindrical or conical attachment used on a spotlight to restrict spill light.
4. To behave disdainfully toward someone.
5. (transitive, theater, photography) To apply a snoot attachment to (a light).
6. (dialectal or slang, chiefly derogatory) A nose or snout.

Example Sentences

The sidecars— sneer if you will, you purists and gastronomic snoots— at Perino's in Wilshire in Los Angeles.

There are lots of epithets for people like this—Grammar Nazis, Usage Nerds, Syntax Snobs, the Language Police. The term I was raised with is SNOOT.

In defense of low-grade teas, I must say they are very cheap, and I have a large box in my cupboard right next to the higher quality, more snoot-worthy varieties.

At first, I had no idea you had money, and you didn't seem like a snoot. The place where you were renting was a dumpy place. When you turned out to have money, I was surprised.

Word Forms

• snoots
• snooting
• snooted

Synonyms for snoot

Depending on context, synonyms include nose, snooty, snout, beak, schnozzle, nozzle.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hooter, schnozzle, nozzle, snout, beak, snob.

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