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Definition of snootnext
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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 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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Recent Examples of snoot
Noun
The dog's head poked out from under her seat with his snoot by her heels. 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
Noun
  • Since the show’s premiere in March 2024, Burnett’s Norma has been set up as a money- and status-hungry snob, willing to do just about anything to have others do her bidding and maintain her opulent lifestyle amongst the highest of high society.
    Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Among coffee snobs—call them MAMICs La Marzocco is deservedly famous for its technical finesse, producing superb shots time and again.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The nearby plane had crashed onto its nose with its tail in the air, photos from the sheriff’s office show.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The teen survived the shooting after the bullet struck her nose and ricocheted through the top of her head, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a news conference.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Laura Dern’s scowl is one of the great wonders of American movies.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
  • As Martha, Close wears all-black outfits and a rigid scowl.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 19 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • While some other schools have disdained it, particularly because of coaching searches and roster turnover and perhaps over financial costs that make bowls a wash or worse on the payday, Drinkwitz and MU don’t want to surrender the present to the future.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Matt is fighting against a woman who hates Christianity, will take away your guns, wants Open Borders, Transgender for everybody, men in women’s sports, and openly disdains Country music.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The Dolphins got the snot kicked out of them in the second half — AGAIN — because that’s what this 2025 team does, no matter who is under center since Miami’s been outscored 113-27 in the third quarter.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Billy Bob said his father knocked the snot out of him routinely.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The animal, which sported two horns on its snout, was comparable in size to modern rhino species.
    Jeanne Timmons, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The snout serves as a steam release, and the terra-cotta form ensures whatever is inside heats evenly.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Not a quiver in his lips, yet his frown growing.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
  • My best friend Russell is an acupuncturist, and seemed like the perfect person to place my tape, slapping it on my frown lines, crow’s-feet, and nasolabial folds.
    Lena Dunham, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In addition to callous disregard for former Marylanders’ livelihoods and well-being, by not maintaining the voter rolls, the State Board of Elections disrespects every single Marylander who has a right to vote.
    Nicolee Ambrose, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The producers didn’t intend to disrespect film scoring.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2026

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“Snoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoot. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.

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