Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗An elitist or snobbish person. · A language pedant or snob; one who practices linguistic elitism. · A nose or snout. · Snout; especially of a dog ("doggo"), cat ("catto"), or snake ("snek").
To behave disdainfully toward someone. · To apply a snoot attachment to (a light).
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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