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as in snob
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
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as in scowl
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
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as in to disdain
to show contempt for
after some modest success, the singer began to snoot the very people who had helped her get her career off the ground
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Recent Examples of snoot
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
Their snoots ricocheted the ball off the wall and back to the owner who hit it away.
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David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
Bud is a schnauzer mix with deep, expressive eyes; beige snoot and leg stockings; and a white chest, with the rest of his fur a charcoal black.
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Tj MacIas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2025
Some significant figures are just cut completely, others reduced to a quirk, and others, in the case of the society gossips, turned into a comic chorus: genuinely funny (Sierra Boggess is a hoot as a racist real estate snoot) but also too easy of a punching bag.
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Steven Oxman,
Variety,
9 July 2024
Australian photographer Simon Theuma lit up the scene with a strobe light, concentrated into a focused point with a photography tool called a snoot.
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Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Jan. 2024
The snoot of the car has been extended still further and completely reshaped.
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Larry Griffin,
Car and Driver,
3 Feb. 2023
That’s when the human reaches out and gives the cat a little boop on its snoot.
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Melissa Locker,
Time,
9 Mar. 2020
Noun
The dog's head poked out from under her seat with his snoot by her heels.
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Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
Their snoots ricocheted the ball off the wall and back to the owner who hit it away.
—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
Bud is a schnauzer mix with deep, expressive eyes; beige snoot and leg stockings; and a white chest, with the rest of his fur a charcoal black.
—
Tj MacIas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2025
Some significant figures are just cut completely, others reduced to a quirk, and others, in the case of the society gossips, turned into a comic chorus: genuinely funny (Sierra Boggess is a hoot as a racist real estate snoot) but also too easy of a punching bag.
—
Steven Oxman,
Variety,
9 July 2024
Australian photographer Simon Theuma lit up the scene with a strobe light, concentrated into a focused point with a photography tool called a snoot.
—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Jan. 2024
The snoot of the car has been extended still further and completely reshaped.
—
Larry Griffin,
Car and Driver,
3 Feb. 2023
That’s when the human reaches out and gives the cat a little boop on its snoot.
—
Melissa Locker,
Time,
9 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snoot
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Those snobs say the studio audience or, heaven forbid, the laugh track, do all the work.
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I'mPhaedra Trethan, a pizza snob from New Jersey who doesn't mind paying more for a good pie.
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Bonnaroo has its own visual language seen throughout The Farm, including the iconic water fountain with its own eye, ear, mouth and nose painted in vibrant colors by a new artist each year.
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These three pieces converge in the area just below the nose.
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His scowl in training sessions was permanent.
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So just sit and smile, a departure from a career built on scowl.
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In the age of Neapolitan worship, some Melburnians disdain its existence for the cheap ingredients that defined early Australian versions.
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These days, sports gambling is legal in 39 states, accessible on your phone app in 30 and, in dozens of places, actually paying millions in sponsorship deals to the very college programs that disdain this kind of activity by their players.
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Hitting the snot out of the ball.
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Sea snot has invaded the Aegean and killed off dozens of species in the Marmara.
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With those personal details out of the way, the app asks the user to identify the dog’s breed, snout description, and coat type (single, double, or hairless), as well as what her typical daily activity looks like.
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According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the spectacled caiman resembles a crocodile but typically has a shorter, broader snout.
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Numbers might be up, but frowns are also up.
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Turning a smile into a frown, or a frown into a smile.
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So, is The Pitt just overtly disrespecting certain cast members by leaving them off the ballot?
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Many feel disrespected by the social safety net.
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“Snoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoot. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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