noun
schnozzle
Schnozzle (noun) means a person's nose, particularly a big one.
noun
1
A person's nose, particularly a big one.
"I poked that bastard in the schnozzle, he told himself proudly, and everybody on the crew will thank me."
— Leslie Waller, Show Me the Way (1947)
"Buster Keaton is the plumber, passionate or otherwise, and he is more than ably assisted by the Schnozzle, Jimmy Durante."
— “The Passionate Plumber”, The Passionate Plumber (1932)
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Etymology
Probably comes from Yiddish שנויץ (shnoyts, "snout"), which is cognate with German Schnauze ("snout, muzzle") and English snout. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests it may actually be pseudo-Yiddish, coined in English; it is attested since 1930.
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What is the meaning of schnozzle?
"schnozzle" (noun) means a person's nose, particularly a big one.
What is another word for schnozzle?
Other words for "schnozzle" include schnoz, hooter, beak, snout, snoot, honker.
