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. (Internet slang, childish, humorous) Snout; especially of a doggo or snek.
3. (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

• (nose): See Thesaurus:nose

Related terms

• snootful
• snooty

Translations

slang: human nose — see schnozzle

theater: cylindrical or conical attachment on a spotlight

• Finnish: veitsi (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: cône spot (fr) m
• Russian: тубус (ru) m (tubus)

Anagrams

• ONTOS, Ontos, Soton, oonts, tonos, toons

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

snoot

1. (deprecated template usage) singular past indicative of snuiten

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Scots

Etymology

From Middle English snowte. Cognate with English snout.

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