snooter, v. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

snooter v.

[snoot n. (1), i.e. ‘shove one’s nose in’; ? nonce-coinage by comic writer P.G. Wodehouse (1881–1975); however, note snotter v.]

1. to cause trouble for someone.

1923		Wodehouse Inimitable Jeeves 21: My Aunt Agatha [...] wouldn’t be on hand to snooter me for at least another six weeks.
1925		Wodehouse Carry on, Jeeves 93: Having been snootered from infancy upwards by my own aunts, I like to see that it is possible for these relatives to have a better and a softer side.
1931		Wodehouse in Nebraska State Jrnl (Lincoln, NE) 27 Sept. 33/2: A dish-faced kid [...] on a memorable occasion snootered Cyril Bassington-Bassington.
1946		Brooklyn Dly Eagle (NY) 22 Nov. 21/1: They were rushing in to embrace an organization that had snootered them for years.

2. (US) to destroy, to dispose of.

1967

L.A. Times 15 Nov. pt 4 11/3: We should naturally conclude that X27 [i.e. a brand of hat] has been snootered and that this one would be counterfeit.

3. (US) to defeat.

1987

Ft Lauderdale News (FL) 15 Nov. 8/1: Anti-Sandinista rebels [...] have been out-maneuvered once again, snootered in a propganda contest.