snot

noun

ˈsnät 

1

informal + impolite : nasal mucus

2

informal + disapproving : a snotty person

Synonyms of snot

• snob

Examples of snot in a Sentence

Snot was dripping from his nose.

that patronizing little snot at the vintage record store openly smirks when someone asks for something from the Top 40

Recent Examples on the Web

When the book got big on TikTok in 2020, that was one of the types of videos that people made over and over — snot coming out of their noses, mascara running down their faces, heaving sobs. —Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025

Thompson’s Hedda is a clever, status-conscious snot raised to believe that her sole purpose is to be a rich man’s wife. —Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025

The boy is stupefied, snot intermingling with the puke dripping from his mouth to his navel. —Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025

Each footstep sent up clouds of dust and ash, coating everything, including my mouth and teeth, in fine grit, blackening my snot and saliva. —River Selby august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English gesnot; akin to Old High German snuzza nasal mucus

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for snot

• aught
• baht
• blot
• bott
• bought
• brought
• caught
• clot
• cot
• cott
• dot
• fought

Kids Definition

snot

noun

ˈsnät 

1

: nasal mucus

2

: a snotty person