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snoot

[snoot]
–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.]
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