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  • noun Plural form of hooknose.

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Examples

  • But how many of the non-hearing-impared would usually say, "let's go and pray with the hooknoses tonight!"

    languagehat.com: POLITICALLY CORRECT SIGNING. 2004

  • Just an arm's length from the troupe of extreme Jewish critics of Israel, a group of youthful Arabs bedecked in kaffyehs and red, green and white Palestinian accoutrements chanted their support for Hezbollah and showered the pro-Israel crowd with Hitlerian salutes while shouting "Seig Heil," cupping their hands to their faces to imitate hooknoses and shouting about how Jews supposedly smelled like excrement.

    Harry's Place 2009

  • They’re caricatured with hooknoses and humpbacks, as sucking up a sow’s excrement, murdering children for their blood in a recipe for matzoh.

    Think Progress » Williams Confronts Kristol: ‘You Just Want War, War, War, And You Want Us In More War’ 2006

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