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schnoz

schnoz

4 9.9
A large, noticeable nose people call jokingly
  • noun
  • /ʃnɑz/
  • Informal
: nariz
  • She wrinkled her nose, calling it a funny schnoz.
  • a big schnoz

And it maybe schnoz doesn't like constantly give the huh.

Examples

  • Stauffer went and retracted his cold-reddened schnoz from under the trunk lid.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • MAN #2: Right in the schnoz, dude.

    The Gallows (2015)

  • - My schnoz ain't too good.

    Underdog (2007)

  • This isn't like having a big schnoz.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Someday you're gonna do that, Walter, and I'm gonna sock you right in the schnoz.

    The Front Page (1974)

  • Far be it from me to make fun of "America's newest silent epidemic," but just how am I supposed to get behind the Bowie Baysox's upcoming Inhalant Abuse Night when its spokesman, Louie here, has the biggest schnoz in the history of mascots?

    Blog text (6)

  • He has a big schnoz that often attracts attention.

  • Everyone teases him about his prominent schnoz.

Synonyms

nose
vsschnoz
∞ 1.0

The part of the face used for breathing and smelling

is the informal playful term especially used when the organ seems large
hooter
vsschnoz
  • Slang
12 8.7

A casual, funny word for a person's nose

is the everyday informal term more common than this playful word
beak
vsschnoz
  • UK
7 8.0

A person's nose that is large or stands out

is similar but is the general informal label used in speech
snout
vsschnoz
  • Informal
5 7.0

A human nose that is often large or noticeable

is the preferred informal term used more often than this word
nozzle
vsschnoz
  • Slang
4 7.9

A person's nose that is large or easy to see

is the casual informal name rather than this technical metaphor
honker
vsschnoz
  • Informal
2 8.6

A large nose that is easy to notice

is the informal general term rather than this more exaggerated slang
snoot
vsschnoz
  • Informal
1 8.9

A person's nose

is the informal word that often highlights largeness or prominence instead
proboscis
vsschnoz
  • Informal
1 9.5

A human nose that is large and easy to notice

is the informal everyday word rather than this humorous figurative option
schnozzle
vsschnoz
  • Informal
1 9.9

An informal word for a large or noticeable nose

is the standard informal name for the same facial feature
conk
vsschnoz
  • Archaic
1 9.1

A big noticeable nose or head

is specific to the facial breathing and smelling organ rather than the head

How Prominent

honker
  • Informal
2 8.6
schnoz
  • Informal
4 9.9
nose
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

schnoz singular
schnozes plural

Etymology

The word schnoz comes from Yiddish shnoyz, which itself comes from German Schnauze, meaning 'snout' like a dog's nose. So schnoz is a funny, informal word for the 'nose', often used for a large one.