English Explanatory Dictionary

schnozzle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The human nose, especially one that is large.

Pronunciation

En-au-schnozzle.ogg

Word forms

schnozzle schnozzles

Etymology

Probably from Yiddish שנויץ (shnoyts, “snout”), cognate to German Schnauze (“snout, muzzle”) and English snout. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests the word may be pseudo-Yiddish coined in English. Attested since 1930.

Synonyms

beak conk honker hooter schnoz, schnozz, shnoz, schnozzola snoot nose beezer boko neb pecker proboscis schnozz schnozzle schnozzola schnoz smeller sneck sniffer snitch snotbox snout trunk
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