noun
snoot
SNOOT/snuːt/
A prominent nose.
The guest's raised snoot shows disdain for the plain teacup.
Etymology
Snoot is a colloquial variant of snout. It applies the animal body-part word to a person’s projecting or conspicuous nose.
More examples
- She balances her glasses halfway down her snoot.
- A stray snowball hits him right on the snoot.
- The cartoonist gives the mayor an enormous snoot.
Forms
snoot · snoots
Similar words
- nose
- Nose is the neutral term, without emphasizing size or shape.
- schnoz
- Schnoz is another playful slang term for a large nose.