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August 23, 2019 snoot [snoot] verb (used with object) 1. to behave disdainfully toward; condescend to: New arrivals in the town were snooted by older residents. noun 1. the nose. ways-to-say 11 Unique Words Or Phrases For Wedding Vows And Toasts slang The Greatest Language Hits Of Black Music WORD OF THE DAY snoot continued... QUOTES "I happen to be one of those people who knows what they're talking about," he snoots. The ghastly oil paintings in Rae Smith's design suggest otherwise. -- Matt Trueman, "London Theater Review: David Hare's 'The Moderate Soprano'," Variety, October 30, 2015 ORIGIN The English noun snoot is a Scottish variant of snout "the nose, muzzle." Snout and snoot are akin to Middle Low German and Middle Dutch snute, German Schnauze, and more remotely to Old English gesnot "nasal mucus" (English snot), Middle Low German and Middle Dutch snotte, and German schneuzen "to blow one's nose." The verb snoot "to behave disdainfully toward; condescend to," a derivative of the noun snoot, is an Americanism dating only to the late 1920s. The noun snoot entered English in the early 1860s. MORE FOR YOU 1 English Could Really Use These 9 Wunderbar German Words Many intimidating German terms actually pack in some truly amazing concepts—all in a single word. So, we think it would be wunderbar ("wonderful") if English embraced these nine (not nein!) German gems. 2 Slang And Spelling Bees Influence Word Searches Over The Past Three Months Here are the top 10 most searched words over the past three months. 3 Exculpate, Mockumentary, Burpless, And Other Words That Trended On Dictionary.com This Past Week In this batch of trending words, we offer a "stirring" mix of 10 terms that trended (i.e., significantly increased by percentage measured against searches on the the previous day). 4 These Are The Most Misspelled Words On Dictionary.com Have you ever typed a word into Dictionary.com just to see how it's spelled? Yup, us too. Here are the most misspelled words so far for 2019. 5 How The Letter "X" Creates More Gender-Neutral Language As our understanding of gender expands from the binary of male and female to include intersex, nonbinary, and transgender people, we are exploring new ways of describing gender identity and expression—and the letter X has the power to help. © 2019 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: matzom229@gmail.com Subscriber since: September 06, 2017 Unsubscribe Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 400 Oakland CA 94607 Manage your subscription Terms & Privacy