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hoot
English
Etymology
From Middle English houten, huten, hoten, of North Germanic origin, from or related to Old Swedish huta (“to cast out in contempt”), related to Middle High German hiuzen, h?zen (“to call to pursuit”), Swedish hut! (“begone!”, interjection), Dutch hui (“ho, hallo”), Danish huj (“ho, hallo”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hu?t/
- Rhymes: -u?t
Noun
hoot (plural hoots)
- A derisive cry or shout.
- The cry of an owl.
- (US, slang) A fun event or person. (See hootenanny)
- A small particle.
Usage notes
- (derisive cry) The phrase a hoot and a holler has a very different meaning to hoot and holler. The former is a short distance, the latter is a verb of derisive cry.
- (small particle) The term is nearly always encountered in a negative sense in such phrases as don't care a hoot or don't give two hoots.
Translations
Verb
hoot (third-person singular simple present hoots, present participle hooting, simple past and past participle hooted)
- To cry out or shout in contempt.
- To make the cry of an owl, a hoo.
- The clamorous owl that nightly hoots and wonders / At our quaint spirits.
- To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.
- To sound the horn of a vehicle
Translations
See also
- hooter
- hootenanny
- give a hoot
Anagrams
- Htoo, OTOH, otoh, thoo, toho
Finnish
Noun
hoot
- Nominative plural form of hoo.
Anagrams
- Ohto, ohto, toho
Middle English
Adjective
hoot
- hot
Descendants
- English: hot
Scots
Alternative forms
- hout, hut, hute, howt, het
Etymology
Imitative. Compare English tut, Scottish Gaelic och.
Interjection
hoot
- Precedes a disagreeing or contradictory statement.
- An expression of annoyance or disapproval.
Usage notes
- Frequently used in the set phrases hoot mon or hoots mon.
Derived terms
- hoot awa
- hoot aye
- hoot fie, hoot fye
- hoot mon, hoots mon
- hoot na
- hoot-toot, hoots-toots, hout tout
- hoot-ye
Noun
hoot (plural hoots)
- A term of contempt.
Verb
hoot (third-person singular present hoots, present participle hootin, past hootit, past participle hootit)
- (transitive or intransitive) To dismiss idly with contempt or derision; to flout; to pooh-pooh.
Derived terms
- houttie (“irritable”)
References
- “hoot” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
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snoot
English
Etymology
From Scots snoot, snout (“snout”), from Middle English snowte, from Middle Dutch snute; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sn?taz. Doublet of snout.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /snu?t/
Noun
snoot (plural snoots)
- (informal) An elitist individual; one who looks down upon lower social classes.
- A language pedant or snob; one who practices linguistic elitism. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (dialectal or slang) A nose or snout, especially in derogatory use.
- (Internet slang, childish, humorous) Snout; especially of a dog ("doggo") or snake ("snek").
- (theater, photography) A cylindrical or conical attachment used on a spotlight to restrict spill light.
Verb
snoot (third-person singular simple present snoots, present participle snooting, simple past and past participle snooted)
- To behave disdainfully toward.
Synonyms
- (nose): See Thesaurus:nose
Derived terms
- droop snoot
Related terms
- snootful
- snooty
Translations
Anagrams
- ONTOS, Ontos, Soton, oonts, tonos, toons
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
snoot
- singular past indicative of snuiten
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English snowte. Cognate with English snout.
Noun
snoot (plural snoots)
- (anatomy) snout, face, head
- (geography) a projecting point of land
- peak of a cap
- (slang) detective, policeman
Derived terms
- snoot-cloot
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