snotty
- adjective
- /ˈsnɑti/
- Stand up straight and wipe your snotty little nose.
- snotty-nosed
- snotty nose
- snotty kids
It is a gooey, snotty thing out of a shell.
- It is a gooey, snotty thing out of a shell.
- So yeah, I mean, we still are sweating and and snotty, but our mouths are ready to keep fighting.
- And so basically, in the summer, I have red eyes and a snotty nose.
Examples
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You think she wanna see your snotty-nosed face?
Fiction book (2000) -
"I woke up with a sore throat, and you've been snotty and disgusting all week," Gretchen said.
Fiction book (1999) -
You still look like a snotty little child.
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I think what did it first was you saying, "Look at how cute she is, that little one with the snotty nose."
Fiction book (1994) -
Some snotty-nosed young fella with a mouth organ.
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Or the mother with droopy breasts and snotty-nosed kids.
Fiction book (2002) -
They wipe their snotty noses, then pet me with those same tiny hands.
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There was also a little, ancient grandmother who prepared the vegetables and wiped the kids' snotty noses.
Fiction book (2001) -
You little snotty-nosed runts.
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The child's face was sticky and snotty after playing in the park.
Synonyms
Having a runny nose with snot on the face
Having a blocked or runny nose and making soft sniffing sounds
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Etymology
Snotty comes from the common word snot, which means 'the wet stuff from your nose', so it originally described something 'full of snot' or dirty around the nose.