variants
or schnozz
or less commonly schnozzola
plural schnozzes also schnozzolas
US slang
: nose
Sneezing is a natural reflex designed to clear virus particles from your schnozz.—
Jeff Keough
—used especially of a large noseJeff Keough… a swordsman with the soul of a poet and the schnoz of Pinocchio.—Tim Appelo et al.
Tim Appelo et al.My former girlfriend Carrie was an aspiring actress who often contemplated a nose job. But with her high cheekbones and beautiful, wide mouth, her substantial schnoz looked just right.—Josh Mooney
Josh MooneyBruins forward Rob DiMaio has the NHL's most spectacular schnozz. Lumpy and brightly scarred at its bridge, the DiMaio proboscis possesses an angular inconsistency that would befuddle a geometrician.—Kostya Kennedy
Kostya KennedyWoolright goes over and pinches C.D.'s big schnozzola.—Amiri Baraka
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Examples of schnoz in a Sentence
another smart remark like that and you'll get a bop on the schnoz
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Despite an absurdly fake schnoz and some extra girth, Steve Carell was still recognizable in the 2011 movie Foxcatcher.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2024
Instead of small pads, there's a rubbery, inverted V that rests against your schnoz.
—Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
In Jamie Lloyd’s celebrated British production of Crimp’s adaptation that came to the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2022, no prosthetic schnoz was employed.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
But in his eternal wisdom, director George Miller decided to give Hemsworth a big schnoz.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 July 2024
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2024
Instead of small pads, there's a rubbery, inverted V that rests against your schnoz.
—Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
In Jamie Lloyd’s celebrated British production of Crimp’s adaptation that came to the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2022, no prosthetic schnoz was employed.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
But in his eternal wisdom, director George Miller decided to give Hemsworth a big schnoz.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 July 2024
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“Schnoz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schnoz. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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