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

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as in grimace
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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Recent Examples of snoot
Noun
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 Italian photographer Andrea Michelutti took this image underwater, using a snoot, or a device that narrows the camera’s flash down to a point. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Mar. 2023 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 Kerry McKeel with the Harris County Animal Shelter held Pumpkin the kitten, wrapped in a towel, as Spring Fire Department’s apparatus operator, Michael Alaniz, gently held the mask to Pumpkin’s tiny snoot. Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, 19 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snoot
Noun
  • Lisette Olivera assumes the mantle as Jess Valenzuela, a history buff and puzzle snob working odd jobs in New Orleans and mourning the recent death of her mother.
    Joshua Alston, Variety, 14 Dec. 2022
  • On their first day in town, treat your food snob to a fireworks show of Dallas at its most sophisticated.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2022
Noun
  • In her tutorial, Cox applies the concealer under her eyes, between her eyebrows, on her cheekbones, and around her nose before blending the product out with a brush — effectively brightening her under eyes and the high points of her face while evening out her skin tone.
    Maggie Horton, People.com, 8 July 2025
  • When evaluating dysphonia, otolaryngologists place a flexible tube attached to a tiny camera through a person's nose or mouth—called a fiberoptic scope—to visualize the larynx and vocal cords.
    Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Throughout baseball history, such collisions have been met mostly with grimaces and shrugs.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Monday’s developments were greeted with grimace around town.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Isn’t the point that Texans, Floridians and Tennesseans disdain big government, and by extension, would like to control it more?
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • The reckoning that followed the murder of George Floyd has given way to a backlash and a president who disdains efforts at equality, complains of anti-white prejudice and purges powerful Black men and women in the name of a mythical colorblind society.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • The snakes are about a foot long from snout to body, with a seven-inch tail, researchers said.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
  • While police attempted to arrest him, the man allegedly grabbed the canine’s snout in an attempt to restrict the dog’s airway, kicked three officers, and bit another, according to the release.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • And only after stomping around for almost two full minutes did Roberts finally retreat, trudging back to the clubhouse with a scowl on his face.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
  • The rout evened this three-game series and added a laugher to a rivalry usually played with scowls and gritted teeth.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
Verb
  • This emotional fusion is not a sign of secure love, but a form of over-dependence, often rooted in early family and childhood experiences where individuality was discouraged or disrespected.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • If your boss downgrades your work or disrespects you, this is a huge red flag.
    Julia Sullivan, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • This 30-year-old expression is smooth, flavorful, and rich on the palate, with an oily viscosity and full-bodied robustness that envelops the mouth.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Indeed, at one point, the owner even pretended to place the ball in the machine using his mouth, just as his dog would do, but even that was beyond the golden's realm of understanding.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025

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“Snoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoot. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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