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A freshwater and marine fish of the family Centropomidae in the order Perciformes, especially
# , the common snook.
Any of various other fishes. See (pedialite).
(UK, pejorative, as a gesture) A disrespectful gesture, performed by placing the tip of a thumb on one's nose with the fingers spread, and typically while wiggling the fingers back and forth.
pompous; snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose
elite; exclusive
As a noun snook
is a freshwater and marine fish of the family centropomidae in the order perciformes, especially or snook can be (uk|pejorative|as a gesture) a disrespectful gesture, performed by placing the tip of a thumb on one's nose with the fingers spread, and typically while wiggling the fingers back and forth.As a verb snook
is to fish for snook or snook can be (obsolete) to sniff out.As an adjective snooty is
pompous; snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.snook
English
(wikipedia snook)Alternative forms
* snoekEtymology 1
(etyl)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* bay snook * common snookEtymology 2
From the 19th century. origin, possibly related to (snoot) or (snout). (rfphoto)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* cock a snook * cocking of a snook * snook-cocker * snook-cockingReferences
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*snooty
English
Adjective
(er)- Sir Sydney was an arrogant, snooty , bigoted prig, so it was with some satisfaction that I wrote out his parking ticket.
- Sissi was a very snooty and spoiled girl with clear social problems.
- Her parties were snooty affairs; custom designed cocktail dresses that cost more than a decent luxury car were ''de rigueur''.