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snoot

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–noun
1. Slang. the nose.
2. Informal. a snob.
–verb (used with object)
3. Informal. to behave disdainfully toward; condescend to: New arrivals in the town were snooted by older residents.
Origin:
1860–65; var. of snout
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snoot   (snōōt)   
n.  

  1. A snout or nose.

  2. A snob.

tr.v.   snoot·ed, snoot·ing, snoots
To treat haughtily: a couple who were snooted by the headwaiter.

[Dialectal variant of snout.]
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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Slang Dictionary
snoot [snut]

  1. n.
    the nose. : That's one fine zit you got on your snoot.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

snoot 
"the nose," 1861, originally a Scottish variant of snout. The adj. snooty is first recorded 1919, probably an alteration of snouty (1858), the notion being of looking down one's nose. Snootful "as much (liquor) as one can take" is attested from 1918.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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