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schnozzle


schnoz·zle

noun \ˈshnä-zəl\

Definition of SCHNOZZLE

slang
: schnoz

Examples of SCHNOZZLE

  1. <endowed with a schnozzle as big as his talent, the comedian Jimmy Durante was affectionately dubbed the Schnozzola>

Origin of SCHNOZZLE

probably modification of Yiddish shnoitsl, diminutive of shnoits snout
First Known Use: 1937

Related to SCHNOZZLE

Synonyms: beak, conk [chiefly British slang], honker [slang], neb, nozzle [slang], proboscis, schnoz (or schnozz) [slang], nose [slang], smeller, snoot, snout
Related Words: pug, pugnose
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