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snooty^¹

/ˈsnuːti/ UK
/ˈsnuti/ US
[-ɾi] US

Rhymes with -uːti

Where it comes from

The adjective is derived from snoot (“(UK, dialectal, and slang) snout; nose”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’), probably referring to a snobbish person often having their nose in the air (that is, acting disdainfully towards others). Snoot is a dialectal variant of snout.

The noun is derived from the adjective.

adjective snootier · snootiest

informal Haughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose. Sir Sydney was an arrogant, snooty, bigoted prig, so it was with some satisfaction that I wrote out his parking ticket.
Similar: airy, arrogant, chesty, authoritarian, biggity, big-headed, blustery, turgescent, boastful, lordly, bombastic, buggish · Opposite: abased, demure, diffident, humble, humble-hearted, low, lowly, meek, mild, modest, poor, resigned
broadly, informal Of an event, a thing, etc.: elite, exclusive. Her parties were snooty affairs; custom-designed cocktail dresses that cost more than a decent luxury car were de rigueur.
broadly, informal, uncommon Easily angered or irritated; irritable, short-tempered.

noun snooties

informal, uncommon Synonym of snoot (“an elitist or snobbish person”). Well there was always cliques as far as that goes. You had your snooties and dooties, and people that were down to earth, and it's mixed.
Similar: snoot

Snooty^²

proper noun

A surname.

Translations

Every language

adj haughty, pompous, snobbish — see also haughty, pompous, snobbish

Español	estirado, presuntuoso
Português	esnobe, presunçoso
Deutsch	hochnäsig
Ελληνικά	ακατάδεκτος akatádektos
Русский	презри́тельный prezrítelʹnyj, высокоме́рный vysokomérnyj

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@misc{snooty_2026,
  title = {snooty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/snooty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}