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Added 9 October 2026

snoot

/snuːt/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about snoot at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A person regarded as arrogant and annoying.
Informal terms for the nose.

Origin

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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