noun · rare

snoot

snoot · snoots

тубус

An elitist or snobbish personAn elitist or snobbish person.

/snuːt/

» I booped an oinker's snoot once.

Meaning

5 senses

(informal)An elitist or snobbish person.
a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
A language pedant or snob; one who practices linguistic elitism.
(derogatory, dialectal, slang)A nose or snout.
informal terms for the nose
(Internet, childish, humorous)Snout; especially of a dog ("doggo"), cat ("catto"), or snake ("snek").
A cylindrical or conical attachment used on a spotlight to restrict spill light.
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Examples

1 sentences

I booped an oinker's snoot once.
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Translations

2 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

theater: cylindrical or conical attachment on a spotlight:

Origin

From Scots snoot, snout (“snout”), from Middle English snowte, from Middle Dutch snute; ul

From Scots snoot, snout (“snout”), from Middle English snowte, from Middle Dutch snute; ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *snūt, from Proto-Germanic *snūtaz. Doublet of snout.

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