snoot

English

Etymology

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

Noun

snoot (plural snoots)

  1. (slang) Nose
  2. (theater) A cylindrical or conical attachment used on a spotlight to restrict spill light.

Verb

snoot (third-person singular simple present snoots, present participle snooting, simple past and past participle snooted)

  1. To behave disdainfully toward.

Synonyms

Translations
slang: human nose — see schnozzle

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation
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Verb

snoot

  1. singular past indicative of snuiten

Scots

Noun

snoot (plural snoots)

  1. (anatomy) snout, face, head
  2. (geography) a projecting point of land
  3. peak of a cap
  4. (slang) detective, policeman

Derived terms
  • snoot-cloot
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