snoot

snoot

noun

Definition of SNOOT

1

a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior <our neighbor is a tiresome old snoot who keeps talking about how the neighborhood is going downhill>

Synonyms snoot, snot

Related Words elitist, name-dropper, social climber

2

the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity <an overbearing snob who walks around with her snoot up in the air>

Synonyms beak, conk [chiefly British slang], honker [slang], neb, nozzle [slang], proboscis, schnoz (or schnozz) [slang], schnozzle [slang], smeller, snoot, snout

Related Words pug, pugnose

3

a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval <a snoot that suggested that she thought that she was better than the rest of us>

Synonyms face, frown, lower (also lour), moue, mouth, mow, mug, pout, scowl, snoot

Related Words flinch, squinch, wince; growl, snarl; rictus, simper, smirk; scoff, sneer; glare, glower, look, stare

Near Antonyms grin, laugh, smile