/snuːt/
OriginFrom 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.
- informalAn elitist or snobbish person.
“The sidecars— sneer if you will, you purists and gastronomic snoots— at Perino's in Wilshire in Los Angeles.”
“At first, I had no idea you had money, and you didn't seem like a snoot. The place where you were renting was a dumpy place. When you turned out to have money, I was surprised.”
“In defense of low-grade teas, I must say they are very cheap, and I have a large box in my cupboard right next to the higher quality, more snoot-worthy varieties.”
- A language pedant or snob; one who practices linguistic elitism.
“There are lots of epithets for people like this—Grammar Nazis, Usage Nerds, Syntax Snobs, the Language Police. The term I was raised with is SNOOT.”
- Internet, childish, humorousSnout; especially of a dog ("doggo"), cat ("catto"), or snake ("snek").
- A cylindrical or conical attachment used on a spotlight to restrict spill light.
“Snoots have traditionally been round in shape when attached to studio strobes, but with flash photography, they have taken on a more rectangular shape because the flash heads are rectangular.”
- To behave disdainfully toward someone.
- transitiveTo apply a snoot attachment to (a light).
“Which might mean shaping it, gelling it, snooting it, barn dooring it, and putting it on a stand or a clamp. Maybe taking the dome diffuser off. Perhaps zooming it. Oh my. And you thought you were jus”
Formssnoots(plural) · snoots(present, singular, third-person) · snooting(participle, present) · snooted(participle, past) · snooted(past)