snoot

¹snoot

noun \ˈsnüt\

Definition of SNOOT

1

a : snout

b : nose

2

: a grimace expressive of contempt

3

: a snooty person : snob

Examples of SNOOT

1. She has a great big snoot.
2. That little snoot thinks he deserves only the best!

Origin of SNOOT

Middle English snute

First Known Use: 1861

Related to SNOOT

Synonyms

snob, snot

Related Words

elitist, name-dropper, social climber

Near Antonyms

grin, laugh, smile

Rhymes with SNOOT

boot, bruit, brut, brute, bute, Bute, butte, chute, cloot, coot, cute, flute, fruit, glout, glute, hoot, jute, Jute, loot, lute, moot, mute, newt, pood, root, Root, rout, route, scoot, scute, shoot, soot, suit, suite, toot, tout, ut, Ute

²snoot

transitive verb

Definition of SNOOT

: to treat with disdain : look down one's nose at

Examples of SNOOT

1. <after some modest success, the singer began to snoot the very people who had helped her get her career off the ground>

First Known Use of SNOOT

1928

Related to SNOOT

Synonyms

contemn, dis (also diss) [slang], disdain, disrespect, high-hat, look down (on or upon), slight, sniff (at), scorn, snub

Antonyms

honor, respect

Related Words

scout; abhor, abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate, loathe; belittle, deplore, deprecate, disparage; disapprove (of), discountenance, disfavor, frown (on or upon)

Near Antonyms

cherish, prize, treasure, value; admire, esteem, lionize; hallow, revere, venerate, worship; accept, appreciate, approve (of), care (for), countenance, favor, OK (or okay), subscribe (to)