snoot /snuːt/noun 5verb 2forms 3 noun5 •(dialect, slang) A nose or snout. •A language pedant or snob; one who practices linguistic elitism.There are lots of epithets for people like this—Grammar Nazis, Usage Nerds, Syntax Snobs, the Language Police. The term I was raised with is SNOOT. — 2001 •(informal) An elitist or snobbish person.The sidecars— sneer if you will, you purists and gastronomic snoots— at Perino's in Wilshire in Los Angeles. — 1943 •(Internet, humorous) Snout; especially of a dog ("doggo"), cat ("catto"), or snake ("snek"). •A cylindrical or conical attachment used on a spotlight to restrict spill light.Snoots have traditionally been round in shape when attached to studio strobes, but with flash photography, they have taken on a more rectangular shape because the flash heads are rectangular. — 2014 verb2 •To behave disdainfully toward someone. •To apply a snoot attachment to (a light). formssnooted · snooting · snoots
