snot·ty

[snot-ee]
adjective, snot·ti·er, snot·ti·est.
1.
Vulgar. of or pertaining to snot.
2.
Informal. snobbish; arrogant; supercilious: a snotty kid.

Origin:
1560–70; snot + -y1

snot·ti·ly, adverb
snot·ti·ness, noun
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snotty (ˈsnɒtɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , -tier, -tiest
1.  dirty with nasal discharge
2.  slang contemptible; nasty
3.  snobbish; conceited
 
n , -tier, -tiest, -ties
4.  a slang word for midshipman
 
'snottily
 
adv
 
'snottiness
 
n

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Snotty is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Slang Dictionary

snotty definition

[ˈsnɑdi]
and snottie
  1. mod.
    nasty with nasal mucus. (Usually objectionable.) : Don't leave your snotty tissues all over the house!
  2. mod.
    bitchy; rude. (Usually objectionable.) : Now, there's no reason to get snottie with me.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
Your first time, it's easy to be snotty about a place.
Get enough experience in life, and all kinds of wonderfully witty and/or
  horribly snotty retorts spring to your lips immediately.
People often imagine boarding school as a bunch of snotty kids in uniforms who
  are unhappy.
So, no need for the snotty intro in which you pretend that you were somehow
  misunderstood.
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