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plural of snoot
1
as in snobs
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 noses
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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3
as in grimaces
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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snoots

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verb

present tense third-person singular of snoot

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Noun
  • This demographic contains many proud coffee snobs who have limited cold brew options that match their lifestyles.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Some are found lurking in remote corners of the world, while others have been hiding right under our noses.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Avid cyclists tend to look down their noses at e-bikes, but that’s starting to change.
    Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kleinfeld disdains the concept of work-life separation.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The characters’ snouts are more pronounced.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The problem is that the public hates fiat money.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • My mother loves my ex and hates my wife, and this was obvious on the call.
    Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Researchers practiced bacterial gene sequencing to identify which microbes were present in the participants’ mouths before and after each treatment.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Chelsea has offered over $40 million for the La Masia product according to Fabrizio Romano, which would be a bargain transfer leaving many Culers with a bitter taste in their mouths.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Maybe your coworker has an upcoming presentation to senior leadership or your friend despises mushrooms.
    Lorraine K. Lee, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The social-justice warriors whom Williams most despises are not looters or rioters.
    Book Marks August 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The aim was to encode the various nuanced ways human faces transmit states of mind, and then to visualize them; smiles and frowns are the barest beginning.
    Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
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“Snoots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoots. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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