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plural of snoot
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as in snobs
a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior our neighbor is a tiresome old snoot who keeps talking about how the neighborhood is going downhill

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as in noses
the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity an overbearing snob who walks around with her snoot up in the air

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3
as in grimaces
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval a snoot that suggested that she thought that she was better than the rest of us

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snoots

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verb

present tense third-person singular of snoot

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Noun
  • This demographic contains many proud coffee snobs who have limited cold brew options that match their lifestyles.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Full kitchens, oversized living areas, grand soaking tubs in spa-like bathrooms overlooking the Toronto skyline and stylist-worthy closets make even the most discerning hotel snobs swoon.
    Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
  • Some are found lurking in remote corners of the world, while others have been hiding right under our noses.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Avid cyclists tend to look down their noses at e-bikes, but that’s starting to change.
    Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kleinfeld disdains the concept of work-life separation.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The characters’ snouts are more pronounced.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And being associated with someone who was at this game, someone that hates Kansas, just means a lot.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Our cat hates this and keeps trying to sit down on my journal.
    R29 Team, Refinery29, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The tests showed that the protusions' material bears a close genetic resemblance to the tooth-growing genes that are typically present in fish mouths.
    Staff Author, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Then, there’s the one about the two Asian guys who are harnessed to a chariot and made to pull it along, like horses, with bits in their mouths, while this other Asian guy, holding the reins, lashes them with a whip.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Maybe your coworker has an upcoming presentation to senior leadership or your friend despises mushrooms.
    Lorraine K. Lee, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The social-justice warriors whom Williams most despises are not looters or rioters.
    Book Marks August 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The aim was to encode the various nuanced ways human faces transmit states of mind, and then to visualize them; smiles and frowns are the barest beginning.
    Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
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“Snoots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoots. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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