Snooty

//ˈsnuːti// adj, name, noun, slang

adj, name, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of snoot (“an elitist or snobbish person”). informal, uncommon

    "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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Haughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose. informal

    "Sir Sydney was an arrogant, snooty, bigoted prig, so it was with some satisfaction that I wrote out his parking ticket."

  2. 2
    Of an event, a thing, etc.: elite, exclusive. broadly, informal

    "Her parties were snooty affairs; custom-designed cocktail dresses that cost more than a decent luxury car were de rigueur."

  3. 3
    Easily angered or irritated; irritable, short-tempered. broadly, informal, uncommon
Adjective
  1. 1
    (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
airyarrogantarrogantauthoritarianbig-headedbiggity

Example

More examples

"He may have lowbrow tastes but at least he's not snooty and conceited."

Etymology

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.

Related phrases

turn up one's nose

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