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snout

snout

5 7.0
A human nose that is often large or noticeable
  • noun
  • /snaʊt/
  • Informal
: morro
  • Beads of sweat popped off his snout.
  • big snout
  • Shut your snout
  • snout-like nose

I use that thing you know you can spelunk in my snout baby, so I use that thing.

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Examples

  • His big, prominent snout made him easily recognizable in the crowd.

  • I do believe your little nose is very turned up, more like a snout than a real nose.

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)

  • They just come here to stick their snouts in the trough.

    Nixon (1995)

  • I have some plans for that art gallery, already my snout pressed up to the window and I am picturing my photographs hanging on the wall.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Mrs. Brownbenttalon poked her snout out of her cart and beckoned to him.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • She commented on his snout, saying it resembled that of a friendly dog.

  • Despite the jokes about his large snout, he loved his unique looks.

Synonyms

nose
vssnout
∞ 1.0

The part of the face used for breathing and smelling

is an informal slang term used for the same part with emphasis on size
hooter
vssnout
  • Slang
12 8.7

A casual, funny word for a person's nose

is informal too but tends to sound more blunt or coarse
beak
vssnout
  • UK
7 8.0

A person's nose that is large or stands out

is the informal term that likewise highlights largeness but with rougher tone
schnoz
vssnout
  • Informal
4 9.9

A large, noticeable nose people call jokingly

is similar in playfulness but may sound slightly more old fashioned
nozzle
vssnout
  • Slang
4 7.9

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

is another informal label but without the mechanical comparison
honker
vssnout
  • Informal
2 8.6

A large nose that is easy to notice

is an informal variant that stresses size in a simpler, jokey way
snoot
vssnout
  • Informal
1 8.9

A person's nose

is equally informal but often used more teasingly or affectionately
proboscis
vssnout
  • Informal
1 9.5

A human nose that is large and easy to notice

is informal yet more literal and less fanciful in tone
schnozzle
vssnout
  • Informal
1 9.9

An informal word for a large or noticeable nose

is the same informal idea but with a shorter, punchier sound
conk
vssnout
  • Archaic
1 9.1

A big noticeable nose or head

is focused only on the facial breathing organ, not the whole head

Compounds

wet snout
1 4.1

A wet nose on an animal, often a dog, that feels cool and damp

snout beetle
7.6

A small beetle with a long nose that often damages crops like grain and nuts

How Big

proboscis
  • Informal
1 9.5
honker
  • Informal
2 8.6
snout
  • Informal
5 7.0
nose
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

snout singular
snouts plural

Etymology

Snout originally named an animal's long nose, and people later used the same word for a person's nose, especially a large or noticeable one. So calling someone's 'snout' links back to that idea of a big, sticking-out nose.