schnozz

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
30
Words With Friends
31
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ʃnɒz/
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/ʃnɒz/ · /ʃnɑz/

Definition of schnozz

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (slang)Nose.
    “[…] you have got J-E-W written right across the middle of that face—look at the shnoz on him, for God’s sakes!”
    “There's a TV commercial out now for a nasal spray in which a man in need of a decongestant wakes up to find that his entire head has turned into a giant schnozz.”
    “One presumes the anesthetic is for the bull, although if I were about to pound a nail through some bull's schnozz I might want some anesthetic myself.”
    “In another talk, a DinoNose collaborator, Scott Sampson of the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, pointed out a number of ridges in the ceratopsian schnozz that probably supported curtains of cartilage; these in turn may have served as scaffolding for layers upon layers of mucous membranes.”
    ““[laughing] Wow, look at all these memories.” [Tallulah chuckles] “The only thing that hasn't changed is the size of your schnoz.” “[laughing] True. I was one big-beaked baby.””

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Etymology

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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