snoot

1. (informal) An elitist or snobbish person.Examples: "The sidecars— sneer if you will, you purists and gastronomic snoots— at Perino's in Wilshire in Los Angeles."; "At first, I had no idea you had money, and you didn't seem like a snoot. The place where you were renting was a dumpy place. When you turned out to have money, I was surprised."; "In defense of low-grade teas, I must say they are very cheap, and I have a large box in my cupboard right next to the higher quality, more snoot-worthy varieties."Synonyms: snootyinformal

2. (dialectal or slang, chiefly derogatory) A nose or snout.Examples: "And then he did something which must be unprecedented in jurisprudence. He leaped from his chair, ran over to the old man, and shaking his fist under his nose, roared: 'Listen, you! If you keep on with this stuff, I'll punch you one in the snoot!"Synonyms: nosederogatorydialectalslang

3. (Internet slang, childish, humorous) Snout; especially of a dog ("doggo"), cat ("catto"), or snake ("snek").Internetchildishhumorous

4. (theater, photography) A cylindrical or conical attachment used on a spotlight to restrict spill light.Examples: "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."