snoot (redirected from snooting)

snoot  (snt) Informal

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.

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[Dialectal variant of snout.]

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snoot [snuːt]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Slang the nose

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) (Performing Arts) (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) Photog films television a cone-shaped fitment on a studio light to control the scene area illuminated

[variant of snout]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	snoot - a person regarded as arrogant and annoying prig, snob, snot disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
	2.	snoot - informal terms for the nose hooter, schnoz, schnozzle, snout, nozzle, honker, beak nose, olfactory organ - the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose" U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776