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Well, I must confess to having been left behind, at this point in time (but not at this moment in time - a truly redundant phrase unless in the context of moments of inertia - of which I have far too many.)
To me, "snoot" means nose, derivative of "snout." [c.f the Concorde aeroplane, which was described as being "droop-snoot" on account of its ability to lower its nose when landing, so the pilot can see where he's going.]
To be "snooty" is a reference to "having one's nose in the air" to describe the upper classes - presumably (although I've never checked) because of the stratagems adopted by upper-class people to avoid the stench of "the great unwashed." (Itself a stratagem to avoid the plaque, etc.)
P.S. Isn't a snood something you wear on your head?
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Rhuby: a snood is indeed, something worn on the head---- sometimes a little net, sometimes a band...
But among poultry people, particularly the turkeys in the profession, the snood is the red fleshy outgrowth that hangs from the top beak downward, and, in some species, is quite long. The wattle is the fleshy outgrowth that hangs down from the lower beak.
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To be "snooty" is a reference to "having one's nose in the air"
Read the article consuelo mentioned in the Loanwords from German post. There is a heavy dose of self-depricating humor involved.
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Carpal Tunnel
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...and some self-deprecating humour as well.
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Carpal Tunnel
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self-deprecating humour as well
Did I spell humor wrong again?
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Pooh-Bah
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If this were to become a bone of contention between you two, it would be the humerus.
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Ha, ha! That's very logical.
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