schnoz

variants or schnozz
slang
as in nose
the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity another smart remark like that and you'll get a bop on the schnoz

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Recent Examples of schnoz His gravest injury in real life was a bloody nose, spurred by hitting his schnoz twice on the McCallisters' doggy door. Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024 But Cooper, who also directed and co-wrote (with Josh Singer), would hardly be the first lead actor contender to alter his schnoz for the sake of verisimilitude. Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023 Cooper’s decision to don a prosthetic nose — with the fake schnoz featured, uh, prominently in the film’s trailer — sparked a firestorm of criticism, with some decrying it as antisemitic. Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023 Because Cooper is not a Jew himself, dissenters opined, accentuating his schnoz was an act of crude caricature. Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for schnoz
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Noun
  • Begin by creating an awkward distance between nose and glass (an inch or two is good) and then go for a series of little gentle sniffs, thus warming up your nose.
    Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Breathing through the nose helps people absorb more oxygen, according to Todd Anderson, sleep and wellness expert and founder of Dream Performance & Recovery in Nashville.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The snout is short, flattened, with the mouth opening ventrally.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
  • Another shows a picture of Trump next to a pig's snout.
    Joe Cash, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Schnoz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schnoz. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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