Definitions For Schnozz

Noun

{{en-noun, es}} (slang) nose, nose. : Synonym: Thesaurus:nose }} }} }}

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Alternative forms

schnoz shnoz

Etymology

Likely from {{bor, en, yi, שנויץ, }}, in turn from {{der, en, de, Schnauze, t=snout}}.{{R:OED Online, entry=schnozz, part of speech=n, code=172470, date=1982}}{{R:Etymonline, schnozz}} Compare schnozzle. A less common theory suggests a variant of nose influenced by schm-, or by general association with Yiddish words.{{cite-web, , , schnoz, Dictionary.com Unabridged., http://www.dictionary.com/browse/schnoz, , accessdate=March 30, 2018, publisher=Random House, Inc.}} Attested since at least 1940.