Definitions

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  • noun slang The human nose, especially one that is large.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun informal terms for the nose

Etymologies

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Probably Yiddish שנויץ (shnoits, "snout")

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Examples

  • More often than not, it resulted in magazine spreads where my face was unfortunately obscured by the huge shadow of my schnozzle.

    Patrizia Chen: Sax and the City 2010

  • More often than not, it resulted in magazine spreads where my face was unfortunately obscured by the huge shadow of my schnozzle.

    Patrizia Chen: Sax and the City 2010

  • I went to the nearby walk-in clinic for help stopping the bleeding and to find out if I needed to have a splint put on my schnozzle.

    Wondering what jewelry to wear for Valentine's Day? Ann Althouse 2009

  • And again, aromas and things flying through the air and vacuumed into your schnozzle impact us all differently.

    Valentine's Day: Chemistry Counts 2007

  • And now you've rearranged Otto's schnozzle and broken a servomech-

    Galaxy Jane Goulart, Ron, 1933- 1986

  • "How'd you like that problem corrected by amputation of your schnozzle?"

    The Source of Magic Anthony, Piers 1979

  • There are many snaps of her schnozzle in the book - readers must decide if it is an organ to be sniffed at.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Jonathan Sale 2012

  • So, if your book retails at twenty dollars, for all those months you slaved away burning the midnight oil, drinking cheap scotch and shoving Peruvian Marching Powder up your schnozzle, you'll get about a dollar fifty!

    Latest Marketing News On Marktd 2010

  • But this means most meals are disrupted by desperate trots back and forth to the loo for handfuls of schnozzle-blowing bog roll.

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • Poodle schnozzle: Freshly groomed Tater poses for her close-up at the Pet-A-Palooza

    SFGate: Top News Stories SF Gate Staff 2010

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