snough
/snɒf/US/snɔf/
snough noun: a simultaneous sneeze and cough.
Noun
snough (plural snoughs)
- A simultaneous sneeze and cough.
- "Of a sneeze?" Callie asked, her grinning face appearing in the doorway. "You almost died of a sneeze?" "It was a cough too," Gary explained. "A 'snough' Terrible thing," he muttered, shaking his head and attempting a dignified exit […]1978, Redbook: The Magazine for Young Adults - Volume 151 - Page 117
- I inhaled sharply, and got coffee instead of air, which my body expelled with a painful snough (sneeze-cough). Worse, I spilled coffee down the front of my — er, his — snowy-white shirt.2004, Stephanie Bond, Cover Me - Page 43
Forms of snough
| plural | snoughs |
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Origin of snough
From blend of sneeze + cough.
Words that rhyme with snough
Questions about snough
- What does snough mean?
- Snough means a simultaneous sneeze and cough.
- What part of speech is snough?
- Snough is a noun.
- How do you pronounce snough?
- Snough is pronounced /snɒf/ (UK).
- What is the plural of snough?
- The plural of snough is snoughs.
Words near snough in the dictionary
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