Definition

1. Noun:
   • Informal term for the nose: A casual, often humorous or slightly derogatory word for the human nose.
   • A snobbish or contemptuous person: A person regarded as arrogant, stuck-up, and annoying.

Usage and Examples

• Noun (referring to a nose):

  • He got a sunburn on his snoot.
  • The dog nudged my hand with its wet snoot.

• Noun (referring to a person):

  • Don't be such a snoot; just talk to them.
  • The party was full of snoots who looked down on everyone.

Advanced Usage and Notes

• The term is informal and can be playful when referring to a nose, especially of an animal. When referring to a person, it is always derogatory, implying pretentiousness and a superior attitude.
• It is more common in American English.

Variants and Related Words

• Snooty (adjective): Behaving in a superior, arrogant manner.
  • She gave a snooty reply and walked away.

Synonyms

• For "nose": beak, schnozzle, honker (all informal).
• For "arrogant person": snob, elitist, prig, highbrow.

Noun

1. informal terms for the nose
2. a person regarded as arrogant and annoying