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Green’s Dictionary of Slang

snout v.¹

[SE snout; to ‘stick one’s nose in the air’]

(Aus./N.Z.) to bear ill-will towards, to treat with disfavour, to rebuff.

1916		C.J. Dennis ‘Introduction’ in Moods of Ginger Mick xi: An’ Mick, ’e looks on swank an’ style as jist a lot o’ flam, / An’ snouted them that snouted ’im, an’ never give a dam. [Ibid.] 39: Never knoo that toffs wus white men till I met ’em over ere – / Blokes an’ coves I sort o’ snouted over there.
1925		(con. WWI) Fraser & Gibbons Soldier and Sailor Words 263: Snout, To: To bear a grudge against.

In derivatives

snouted (adj.)

(Aus.) in trouble, out of favour; thus snouted on, bearing ill will towards.

1911		E. Dyson ‘On a Bender’ in Benno and Some of the Push 83: Ben rose up, free ev cats, but with that pianner snouted.
1919		Aussie (France) 12 Mar. 6/1: The boss seems to have me snouted becos I put the hard wurd on him for the lend of ten franks.
1924		(con. WWI) A.G. Pretty Gloss. Sl. [...] in the A.I.F. 1921–1924 (rev. t/s) n.p.: snouted. In disfavor or under disfavor.
1927		Smith’s Wkly (Sydney) 20 Aug. 11/2: Eventually the model ‘S.M. Herald’ leader will read like this [...] Put it all over Dud the Chair ’e did, fair the doos. First of all got ’im snouted, then and then put in the boot good ’n’ ’ard.
1951		D. Stivens Jimmy Brockett 50: Tom didn’t have me snouted the way Bill had.
1960		J. Iggulden Storms of Summer 122: They’re getting a bit snouted on fellers from the Inlet around here.