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 In Jamie Lloyd’s celebrated British production of Crimp’s adaptation that came to the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2022, no prosthetic schnoz was employed. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024 But in his eternal wisdom, director George Miller decided to give Hemsworth a big schnoz. Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 July 2024 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 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 See All Example Sentences for schnoz
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Noun
  • The plane's inflatable escape slide was deployed, and the nose and tail sections of the plane separated.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Close your eyes right now and take 5 breaths, in through the nose, out through the mouth.
    Bill Hoogterp, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ten minutes before kickoff on the first Friday in October, the giant inflatable tunnel sags and the giant inflatable panther perched atop it is just about snout-to-turf.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • How To Identify Moles Moles are small with black or gray fur, a hairless snout, short tails, and front paws that look like shovels.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Schnoz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schnoz. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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