Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Vulgar Dirtied with nasal mucus.
- adj. Slang Vulgar Impertinent; arrogant.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Foul with snot.
- Mean; dirty; sneering; sarcastic.
- n. In the British navy, a mid-shipman.
Wiktionary
- adj. Running or dirtied with snot.
- adj. Ill-tempered, impertinent.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Foul with snot; hence, mean; dirty.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
- adj. dirty with nasal discharge
Etymologies
- From snot + -y. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I also apologise to Not_Ally for a certain snotty post appearing earlier hearin for which I was reprimanded with some justification.”
“I was just joking around with Teddy and hadn't intended to offend anyone, so I pondered his statement, then informed the guy-whose name (I later learned) rhymes with "snotty" - that we were having a private conversation, but "thanks for the advice anyway.”
“I think protraying him as arrogant and snotty is the wrong way, he’s actually much more interesting when he’s just being serious.”
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“It is an oilskinned and dripping seaman, and the officer of the watch, or his so-called snotty, as the case may be, wakes sufficiently to ask:”
“So last week, I brought up kugels and bagels and how maybe we Israelis should call our snotty people bissli and bamba.”
“It seems fundamentally kind of snotty and childish.”
“I always carry some "snotty" dry flies like the royal coachman just for fun too.”
“People here are usually pretty nice, but these non-Auburn fans are getting kind of snotty today.”
“And I think it ` s kind of snotty for her to say it is none of our business.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘snotty’.
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phrontistery-s
from phrontistery.info
sabaton, sabbatarian, sabbulonarium, sabelline, sabin, sable, sabliere, sabot, sabretache, sabulous, saburration, saccade and 1593 more...
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Pretentious
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It was good enough for Billy Burroughs
smack, dope, junk, mud, h, skag, black tar, horse, brown sugar, chiva, boy, black and 237 more...
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TBH
Life is timshel negentropy.
collective noun, terms of venery, tramp stamp, snot, polish, snotty, smartass, remark, shitload, pun, champion, trigger and 75 more...
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Funny People (2009)
Words from 2009 'Funny People' film.
frenzy, mousy, antsy, flaky, stutter, twitch, purse, gullible, hatred, dum-dum, jack off, vanquish and 16 more...
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That is NOT a Christmas Word!
Words overheard in random conversation during Christmas Eve and Christmas 2007, with my extended family—and usually followed by either the exclamation that ____ is not a Christmas word, or a grea...
catheter, toenails, macroaneurysm, proctologist, celiac, asthma, disease buddies, body fluids, bowel resection, bowel, suck it, vagina and 36 more...
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british colloquialisms
slang dict
alright!, arty-farty, beer o'clock, big time, bin, bits and bobs, blighty, blimey, bob's your uncle, bolivian marching..., bolshie, catch you later! and 49 more...
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johnmperry Naval slang for a midshipman, allegedly from the habit of wiping their noses on their sleeves - it is said that the three brass buttons on their jackets are there to prevent them doing this. Jun 22, 2008