[snook] n, pl snook or snooks [D snoek pike, snook] (1697) 1: a large vigorous bony fish (Centropomus undecimalis of the family Centropomidae) of warm seas and rivers that is a prized food and sport fish
2: any of various marine fishes of the same family as the snook
[2]snook n [origin unknown] (1879): a gesture of derision made by thumbing the nose