Associations to the word «Snooty»

Wiktionary

SNOOTY, adjective. Pompous; snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose
SNOOTY, adjective. Elite; exclusive

Dictionary definition

SNOOTY, adjective. (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats