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SNOOTINESS

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snoot⋅y

  [snoo-tee]
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–adjective, snoot⋅i⋅er, snoot⋅i⋅est. Informal.
snobbish.
Origin:
1915–20; snoot + -y 1

Related forms:
snoot⋅i⋅ly, adverb
snoot⋅i⋅ness, noun
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snoot·y   (snōō'tē)   
adj.   snoot·i·er, snoot·i·est Informal

  1. Snobbishly aloof; haughty.

  2. High-class; exclusive.

snoot'i·ly adv., snoot'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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snooty

  1. mod.
    haughty; conceited. (As if looking down one's nose = snoot, at someone. Alludes also to having one's nose in the air meaning haughtiness.) : Tiffany can be snooty if she wants to, and she usually wants to.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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