snoot

Snoot is a slang term for a snob—a snooty person.

This sense of snoot is always used negatively. It refers to a person who thinks they have better taste or higher standards than other people and treats them in a condescending way because of it. The adjective snooty is much more commonly used than the noun snoot.

Much less commonly, snoot can be used as a verb meaning “to act snobbily towards.”

Snoot is also a slang term for a nose or snout (and in fact it originated as a variant of the word snout). This sense of snoot is usually used very informally, especially as a cutesy way of referring to a dog’s snout, as in Aw, look at you—I just want to boop your snoot!

Example: When it comes to dog snouts, I’m a bit of a snoot—I just love a big honking snoot and nothing else will do!

The first records of snoot referring to a nose come from the 1860s. It’s simply a variant of the word snout, meaning “the nose or muzzle of an animal.” The word snout comes from the German Schnauze, which is also the basis of schnauzer, a name for a type of dog. (The slang word schnoz, referring to a big nose, is probably related.)

Fittingly, a snoot is someone who looks down their nose at others—or turns up their nose at them. The word snot can also refer to a snob, and the adjective snotty can mean the same thing as snooty. Both snot and snotty are also nose-related, deriving from the German schneuzen, “to blow one’s nose.”

What are some other forms related to snoot? 

• snooty (adjective)

What are some synonyms for snoot?

• snob
• snot
• elitist
• snout
• nose
• muzzle

What are some words that share a root or word element with snoot? 

• snout
• schnauzer

What are some words that often get used in discussing snoot?

• snobby
• rude
• condescending
• boop
• poke

When it refers to a person, snoot is an insult. It’s used less commonly than the adjective snooty.

Like I never got to really enjoy Hilary Duff's singing career because I was too busy being a total snoot.

— BLM✨Pumpkin Spice Babe✨ (@Mitteango) March 20, 2015

Y'all know how I am kind of a snoot about mac & cheese. But it's @TheFoodLab so I must give it a try. FOR SCIENCE. pic.twitter.com/NDhWxd8S86

— holly (@hollysue) October 20, 2015

the human rolled a ball. right by my snoot. signaling the start of playtime. but there’s no time for that. i have way more important things going on right now. like monitoring this skittle. under the fridge

— Thoughts of Dog® (@dog_feelings) April 10, 2018

Which of the following words is a synonym of snoot?

A. snob
B. snot
C. elitist
D. all of the above