snot
/snɔt/
Definition
- Noun:
- Nasal mucus: The thick, wet substance produced inside the nose.
- An annoying, arrogant person: (Slang, derogatory) A person who is regarded as contemptibly arrogant or irritating.
Examples
- Noun (Nasal mucus):
- He wiped the snot from the child's nose with a tissue.
- When you have a cold, you often have a lot of snot.
- Noun (Person):
- Don't be such a snot; you're not better than everyone else.
- That little snot thinks he knows everything.
Advanced Usage
- "Snot-nosed" (adjective, informal, derogatory): Describes a child who is bratty, annoying, or immature, often with the literal implication of having a runny nose.
- I'm not taking orders from some snot-nosed kid.
- "Snotty" (adjective): The more common adjective form, meaning covered with or resembling snot, or (more frequently) behaving in a contemptibly arrogant way.
- She gave a snotty reply and walked away.
- The toddler's face was snotty from crying.
Variants and Related Words
- Snotty (adj): 1. Relating to or covered with nasal mucus. 2. Arrogantly superior; snobbish.
- Snot-nosed (adj): A compound adjective, synonymous with "snotty" when referring to an irritatingly arrogant young person.
Synonyms
- For nasal mucus: Mucus, phlegm, booger (informal).
- For an annoying person: Brat, snob, jerk (informal), twit (informal).
Related Idioms
- "Snotty-nosed": An idiom with the same meaning as the adjective "snot-nosed," emphasizing youthful arrogance or annoyance.
- Those snotty-nosed teenagers have no respect.
Noun
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nasal mucus
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a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
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