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schnozzle

schnozzle noun: the human nose, especially one that is large.

Noun

schnozzle (plural schnozzles)

  1. (slang) The human nose, especially one that is large.
    • Buster Keaton is the plumber, passionate or otherwise, and he is more than ably assisted by the Schnozzle, Jimmy Durante.1932, “The Passionate Plumber”, in Motion Picture, page 64
    • I poked that bastard in the schnozzle, he told himself proudly, and everybody on the crew will thank me.1947, Leslie Waller, Show Me the Way, page 31
    Synonyms:
    beak, conk, honker, hooter, schnoz, schnozz, shnoz, schnozzola, snoot, nose, beezer, boko, neb

Synonyms of schnozzle

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Forms of schnozzle

pluralschnozzles

Origin of schnozzle

Probably from Yiddish שנויץ (shnoyts, “snout”), cognate to German Schnauze (“snout, muzzle”) and English snout. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests the word may be pseudo-Yiddish coined in English. Attested since 1930.

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Questions about schnozzle

What does schnozzle mean?
Schnozzle means the human nose, especially one that is large.
What part of speech is schnozzle?
Schnozzle is a noun.
What is the plural of schnozzle?
The plural of schnozzle is schnozzles.

Words near schnozzle in the dictionary

  1. schnorring
  2. schnorrs
  3. schnoz
  4. schnozz
  5. schnozzes
  6. schnozzle
  7. schnozzles
  8. schnozzola
  9. schnozzolas
  10. Schnurr
  11. Schnurrs

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