snot-nosed
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snot-nosed
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From snot + nosed; evoking a certain stereotype of conceited youth as suffering upper respiratory ailments that result in mucus-filled noses and nasal voices.
adjective more snot-nosed · most snot-nosed · snotnosed · snotty-nosed · snotnose · snot-nose
- Young and arrogant or conceited. “When a snot-nosed little guy from Westbrook calls me a racist, now I’d like him to come up here because, tell you right now, I wish it were 1825,” LePage said, according to the Press Herald.
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Talk about this word "snot-nosed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/snot-nosed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. snot-nosed. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/snot-nosed "snot-nosed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/snot-nosed.Cite this
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title = {snot-nosed},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/snot-nosed},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}