snoot

Meaning

Noun

1. (informal) An elitist individual; one who looks down upon lower social classes.
2. A language pedant or snob; one who practices linguistic elitism.
3. A nose or snout, especially in derogatory use.
4. Snout; especially of a dog ("doggo"), cat ("catto"), or snake ("snek").
5. A cylindrical or conical attachment used on a spotlight to restrict spill light.

Verb

1. To behave disdainfully toward someone.
2. To apply a snoot attachment to (a light).

Synonyms

nose

👃

snout

beak

nozzle

schnoz

snob

prig

snot

schnozzle

hooter

honker

pecker

point

snub

sophisticate

spout

tappet

city boy

discharge jet

ejection nozzle

injecting nozzle

air spout

bill

conk

fipple

gallant

grimace

muzzle

nares

neb

nib

nostrils

Pronounced as (IPA)

/snuːt/

Etymology

From Scots snoot, snout (“snout”), from Middle English snowte, from Middle Dutch snute; ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *snūt, from Proto-Germanic *snūtaz. Doublet of snout.