snootful /ˈsnuːtfʊl/noun 2forms 1phrases 1 noun2 •(informal) A noseful.It took almost to noon, and quite a bit of slow, careful rolling, and more than a few snootfuls of seawater, but finally he was free. — 2002 •(informal) A significant ingested quantity of an alcoholic beverage.His bulbous nose glows whenever he has a snootful, which is nearly every night. — 1963 formssnootfuls Phrases with snootful have a snootfulTo be drunk.