Meaning

1 senses

  1. (slang)Nose.

Origin

Likely from Yiddish שנויץ (shnoyts), cognate to German Schnauze (“snout”) and English snou

Likely from Yiddish שנויץ (shnoyts), cognate to German Schnauze (“snout”) and English snout. Compare schnozzle. A less common theory suggests a variant of nose influenced by schm-, or by general association with Yiddish words. Attested since at least 1940.

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Forms

plural: schnozzes

Synonyms

22 synonyms
noseA1beakB2trunkB2beezerbokoconkhonkerhooternebpeckerproboscisschnozzleschnozzolasmeller

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
schmuckschnappsschnitzelscholarB1scholarlyC2scholarshipB1
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