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โ‡ฑ SNOOTY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster


snootier; snootiest
1
: looking down the nose : showing disdain
2
: characterized by snobbery
a snooty store

Examples of snooty in a Sentence

the actress plays a genteel yet faintly snooty older woman
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Tommy is on a one-man sub-baking, mayo-squirting, cheese-melting mission to convert Londonโ€™s snooty sandwich-nibblers to hearty American sub-munchers. โ€”๐Ÿ‘ Image
Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
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Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
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Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of snooty was in 1919

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โ€œSnooty.โ€ Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snooty. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.

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