Definitions
Etymologies
- Shortened from schnozzle (Wiktionary)
- Probably alteration of Yiddish snoyts, snout, muzzle, from German Schnauze. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Gaby's paid-for schnoz is broken, but a brilliant partnership/rivalry is forged.”
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“They talk about Keanu Reeves, Colin Farrell and Ben Affleck in terms of the kind of schnoz (ph) they want.”
“Opting to say nothing, she smiled at Douglas in response, while screaming at T.J. in her head, Wipe your schnoz, you brown-nosing dick.”
“For my own plus-sized schnoz, I went with the smaller of the two sizes, allowing me to keep the lenses far enough from my face to prevent sweat buildup or fogging, but close enough to maintain good eye protection.”
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“(It's hard to visualize an outsize schnoz on Gemma Arterton, the lovely actress who plays her, but flashbacks to Tamara's childhood help.)”
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“It isn't a Streisand schnoz or a Witherspoon button.”
“Mike Tindall, acting captain of the English national rugby team, says his future mother-in-law, Princess Anne, recently asked him if he was going to get his schnoz fixed before the wedding to her daughter, Zara.”
“Bullied by classmates for his long, thin nose - "Anteater snout," they call him, along with "Monster schnoz" and "Elephant honker" - he finally defends his honor by punching the schoolyard leader.”
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“The elbow came from the cop on his left, who had a mole on his schnoz.”
“Indeed, one of the reasons the car has a bit of a schnoz is that the hood has been plumped up to help ace new pedestrian safety regulations (these require designers to create cushioning landing zones on the hood).”
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Fun Words
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kumquat, chimichanga, sarsparilla, rutabaga, rumpus, flummox, encrusted, prestidigitation, pomegranate, preposterous, dentiloquist, sepulchre and 323 more...
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from the Yiddish
schlep, kvetch, shiksha, dreck, goyim, tuccus, potch, boychik, putz, schmuck, chutzpah, golem and 19 more...
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