snotty-nosed
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8.2
- adjective
- /ˈsnɑti noʊzd/
- Offensive
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mocoso (ofensivo)
- Oh, yes, I do, you-- you whimpering, snotty-nosed, cretinous oaf!
Examples
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You little snotty-nosed runts.
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- Caught who, you snotty-nosed ragamuffin?
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You think she wanna see your snotty-nosed face?
Fiction book (2000) -
Some snotty-nosed young fella with a mouth organ.
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WAITER: ...this hotel is not for snotty-nosed brats.
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Or the mother with droopy breasts and snotty-nosed kids.
Fiction book (2002) -
But we got something those snotty-nosed, silver-spoon brats will never have.
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That's why you're sitting here... while your father tells a bunch of snotty-nosed kids how to be chief.
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You act like a snotty-nosed little kid that was spoiled rotten as a child!
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Oh, yes, I do, you-- you whimpering, snotty-nosed, cretinous oaf!
Synonyms
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7.1
Rude and not showing respect to other people
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6.7
Being short and rude in the way someone speaks
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7.8
Acting as if you are better than other people
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7.4
Acting as if you are better than other people
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6.3
A person who thinks they are better than other people and looks down on them
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8.2
Being rude and not caring about other people's feelings or manners
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5.5
To behave in a rude, spoiled way like a child
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9.7
Being rude and acting like you are better than other people
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7.9
Someone who shows no respect by acting or speaking boldly
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5.3
Acting like you are better than other people because of their money or clothes
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9.6
Having a rude, arrogant attitude often used to describe a child
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7.9
Talking a lot in a rude or disrespectful way
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8.5
Acting as if you are better than other people
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9.9
Acting as if you are better than other people
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8.7
Rude or cheeky when talking back to people in charge
Having a mean or hurtful tone that makes people feel small
Having a rude, mocking look or voice that shows dislike
Antonyms
How Rude
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word snotty-nosed comes from snot ('mucus' or 'runny nose') and nosed ('with a nose'), giving the clear image of a child with a messy, runny nose. So, to call someone snotty-nosed is to say they are childish and rude or act with disrespect.