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snooty (adj.)
[snooty 词源字典]
"proud, arrogant," 1918, noted that year as college slang, from
snoot
(n.) +
-y
(2). Probably with suggestions of
snouty
(1858); the notion being of "looking down one's nose." Related:
Snootily
;
snootiness
.
[snooty etymology, snooty origin, 英语词源]