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
  • Living in New York City has turned me into somewhat of a shoe snob.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • Beloved by coffee snobs and design aficionados alike, the Alessi stovetop coffee maker blends high-quality brewing with a form that is beautiful enough to leave out all day long.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • Kylian Mbappé’s powers were diminished in that tournament after sustaining a broken nose, while emerging stars like Michael Olise and Désiré Doué were yet to break through.
    James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
  • The symptoms of measles are fever, runny nose, cough, and red and watery eyes, followed by rash, according to the Philadelphia Department of Public Health.
    Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Noun
  • The role requires basically one expression, a mechanized scowl.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 26 June 2026
  • His scowl in training sessions was permanent.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • The title character disdains the common folk, and the play’s complicated political discussion and harsh, jagged poetry aren’t what most picnicking playgoers are after.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Raised in a household of voracious readers in suburban Philadelphia, her father a professor of Spanish at the University of Pennsylvania and her mother having worked for magazines, Sebold disdained the university’s frat culture.
    Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Hitting the snot out of the ball.
    Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Two competitors enter the intimate venue looking to knock the snot out of each other.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Their long, droopy tails would likely pull them downward and send their snouts bobbing up.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026
  • The animal had a hump over his shoulders where the gray color showed the lightest, and its nose and snout were long and tapering.
    Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • Numbers might be up, but frowns are also up.
    Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026
  • Turning a smile into a frown, or a frown into a smile.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • The leak itself received a mountain of backlash from industry professionals, animators and others for disrespecting the years of work put into crafting the film.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Kenzie completely rejects Corbin’s because Corbin, having disrespected her, is now dead to her.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 30 June 2026

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“Snoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoot. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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