Dictionary: SNO – SNOV

► SNOACH vb. to speak through the nose → 1844 Eng. dial.
► SNOB n. 1. a cobbler, a shoemaker → L18
n. 2. nasal mucus → 19C Brit. colloq.
n. 3. a strike-breaker → M19 sl.
n. 4. the last, most recalcitrant sheep to be sheared → 20C Aust. & NZ. sl.
vb. to snub someone → 1856 Amer. dial. 
► SNOB ALLEY n. the part of a town where the well-off live; Nob Hill → 1965 Amer.. dial
► SNOB HILL n. the part of a town where the well-off live; Nob Hill → 1873 Amer. dial
► SNOB MOB n. a group of friends with a very high opinion of themselves → 1955 US sl.
► SNOB-NOB n. the self-appointed rural ‘aristocracy’ → 1900 NZ sl.
► SNOB ROW n. the part of a town where the well-off live; Nob Hill → 1965 Amer. dial.
► SNOB’S DUCK n. a leg of mutton stuffed with sage and onions → 19C sl.
► SNOB’S KNOB n. the part of a town where the well-off live; Nob Hill → 1965 Amer. dial.
► SNOB SLOUGH n. the part of a town where the well-off live; Nob Hill → 1965 Amer. dial.
► SNOB’S POINT n. the part of a town where the well-off live; Nob Hill → 1965 Amer. dial.
► SNOBSTICK n. a strike-breaker → M19 sl.
► SNOB ZONING n. a method of placing restrictions on specific city areas in a deliberate attempt to make it impossible for low-income families, e.g. non-White, non-middle-class families, to purchase homes there → 20C US sl.
► SNOCKERED adj. drunk → 1955 sl.
► SNOCK-TOWN n. Cape Town → L19 S. Afr.
► SNODDIE n. 1. an ignorant, stupid fellow → 19C Sc.
n. 2. a neatly dressed person, generally a female → 19C Sc.
n. 3. a thick cake or bannock baked among hot ashes → 19C Sc.
► SNODDY n. a soldier → L19 sl.
► SNODGER adj. excellent, first-rate, very good → 1917 Aust. & NZ sl.
► SNOEP adj. mean, greedy, selfish, stingy → 1960 S. Afr.
► SNOG n. a passionate kiss; a short but intense period of kissing and cuddling → 1959 UK sl.
vb. 1. to kiss and cuddle or caress → 1945 Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to enjoy sexual preliminaries, stopping short of intercourse, usually of teenage experimentation → 1950 sl.
► SNOGGER n. someone who kisses with passion → 2000 UK sl.
► SNOGGLE vb. to cuddle; to snuggle; to kiss and caress → M20 US sl.
► SNO-GO n. a snowmobile → 1950 Amer. dial.
► SNOGTASTIC adj. sexually attractive; kissable → 1998 UK sl.
► SNOIT n. 1. nasal mucus → 19C Sc.
n. 2. a young, conceited person, who speaks little; an upstart, a swaggerer; one who goes where he has no right to go, an intruder → 1824 Sc. obs.
vb. to blow the nose hastily, or with the finger and thumb → 19C Sc. obs.
► SNOKE-HORN n. a sneak; a devious rascal → M15
► SNOLLYGOSTER n. 1. a pretentious, boastful fellow; a shrewd, unprincipled fellow, especially a politician → 1846 US sl.
n. 2. a devious lawyer; a shyster → M19 US sl.
► SNOOD n. 1. a dose of a drug → 1900 sl.
n. 2. crack cocaine → 1980 drug culture sl.
► SNOODGE n. 1. a dose of a drug → 1900 sl.
n. 2. crack cocaine → 1980 drug culture sl.
► SNOOGE n. in Newfoundland: a way of attaching sled dogs → 1957 Can. sl.
► SNOOGLE vb. to cuddle; to snuggle; to kiss and caress → M20 US sl.
► SNOOKER vb. 1. to trick, to cheat, to swindle → 1900 sl.
vb. 2. to place someone in a bad position, or an awkward or impossible position → 1915 UK sl.
vb. 3. to conceal or hide something or someone → 1950 Aust. sl.
► SNOOKERED adj. 1. cheated, swindled, hoaxed → 1910 sl.
adj. 2. placed in a deliberately difficult position or impossible situation → 1915 UK sl.
► SNOOKER PLAYER’S POCKET n. symbolic of dryness (generally a snooker player keeps his chalk in his waistcoat pocket – what the thirsty may claim to have a throat like → 20C Brit. sl.
► SNOOKS n. a term of endearment, either to a child or a lover → 1920 sl.
► SNOOKSIES! int. used as a call to claim first choice → 1956 Amer. dial. 
► SNOOKUMS n. a precious one; generally used to address small dogs, babies, etc; a term of endearment → 1919 Amer. sl.
► SNOOKY adj. critical, fault-finding → 1910 Aust. sl.
► SNOOKYOOKUMS n. a term of endearment → 1905 Amer. dial.
► SNOOL n. a worthless disregarded person → 1979 Amer. dial. 
► SNOOLED DOWN adj. henpecked; beaten down → 1959 Amer. dial. 
► SNOOP n. a detective → 1920 US sl.
vb. 1. to pry, to interfere, to listen in → 1920 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to steal → 1920 sl., orig. US
vb. 3. to cry → 1992 UK rhyming sl. (Snoop and Pry)
► SNOOP AND PRY vb. to cry → 1992 rhyming sl.
► SNOOPER n. an investigator → 1889 US sl.
► SNOOPERS n. the flashing lights on top of a police car → 1976 US sl.
► SNOOP-HOUND n. a bloodhound → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SNOOPY adj. finicky, particular about one’s food → 1936 Amer. dial.
n. the vagina → 2001 US sl.
► SNOOSE n. 1. damp, grated snuff; a strong moist kind of snuff → 1912 Can. sl.
n. 2. a person who uses snuff → 1965 Amer. dial. 
► SNOOSEBUG n. a person who uses snuff → 1965 Amer. dial.
► SNOOSE BURNER n. one who chews snuff → 1950 Amer dial. 
► SNOOSE CHEWER n. one who chews snuff → 1965 Amer. dial. 
► SNOOSER n. a person who uses snuff → 1965 Amer. dial. 
► SNOOSY n. a person who uses snuff → 1965 Amer. dial. 
► SNOOT n. 1. the nose → 1861 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a conceited, snobbish person; an arrogant person who sticks their nose in the air → 1938 sl.
n. 3. a horse’s nose → 1942 Amer. turf sl. (Bk.)
n. 4. arrogance, superciliousness → 1970 sl.
n. 5. in the television and movie industries: a cone attachment that directs light to a specific area → 1990 US sl.
n. 6. cocaine → 1993 US sl.
vb. to behave haughtily toward; to disdain; to snub; to treat with contempt → 1928 sl.
► SNOOTCH n. the vagina → 2002 Can. sl.
► SNOOTCHIE BOOTCHIE NOOTCHIES! int. an all-purpose, meaning-free catchphrase → 1995 US sl.
► SNOOTCHIE BOOTCHIES! int. an all-purpose, meaning-free catchphrase → 1995 US sl.
► SNOOTED adj. intoxicated with alcohol → 20C sl.
► SNOOTER n. 1. the nose → 1903 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a habitual drug user who ingests drugs by nasal inhalation → 1996 UK sl.
► SNOOTFUL ► SNOOT FULL n. 1. one’s intoxicating fill of liquor; enough alcohol to make you drunk → 1861 Amer. sl.
n. 2. more then enough of something; one’s fill → 1940 Amer. sl.
► SNOOTY adj. snobbish, arrogant, haughty and disdainful; supercilious; unpleasant → 1919 Amer. sl.
► SNOOZE n. 1. a short sleep; a nap→ 1793 sl.
n. 2. a bore; something that induces sleep; a soporific event, person, etc. → 1991 sl.
vb. to sleep, esp. lightly or briefly → 1789 sl.
► SNOOZE AND SNORING adj. boring → 1992 UK rhyming sl.
► SNOOZE BREAKER n. a sudden short dip in the road → 1966 Amer. dial.
► SNOOZE HARD vb. to sleep deeply → 1995 US sl.
► SNOOZE PATROL n. cruise control → 1998 sl. (Bk.)
► SNOOZER n. 1. a male person, a fellow → 1884 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a sheep rancher or herder → 1893 Amer. dial. 
n. 3. a bed, or what passes as a bed → 20C Brit. sl.
n. 4. a term of contempt → 1942 US Western sl. (Bk.)
n. 5. a thief who robs hotel guests → 1945 US Western sl. (Bk.)
n. 6. in a poker game using the joker: the joker → 1950 US sl.
n. 7. a Pullman sleeping carriage on a passenger train → 1975 US sl.
► SNOOZING (AND SNORING) adj. boring → 1992 UK rhyming sl.
► SNOOZLE vb. to nestle or cuddle while asleep → 1831 colloq.
► SNOOZLEDOM n. the state of nestling and dozing in bed → 1865 colloq.
► SNOP n. marijuana → 1969 US sl.
► SNOP-SNARL n. an ill-natured person → 19C Eng. dial.
vb. to be ill-natured → 19C Eng. dial.
► SNORBS n. the female breasts → 1969 US sl.
► SNORE n. 1. sleep → 20C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a bed or place to sleep, esp. a doss-house → 20C Brit. sl.
n. 3. a boring or tedious person, thing, or experience → 20C Brit. sl.
► SNOREGASM n. a yawn → 20C Brit. sl.
► SNOREMANS n. sleep → 20C Brit. sl.
► SNORE-OFF n. 1. a short sleep, esp. a nap after drinking → 1950 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
n. 2. a place to sleep → 1967 Aust. sl.
vb. (usually as ‘snore off’) to sleep, or fall asleep → 1925 Aust. sl.
► SNORE-PIG n. a heavy snorer; one who grunts in his sleep → 20C Brit. sl.
► SNORER n. the nose → 1891 sl.
► SNORE SACK n. a sleeping bag → 1945 US sl.
► SNORE SHELF n. a bed; a sleeping compartment in an over-the-road truck → 1976 US sl.
► SNORF vb. to eat a lot in a short span of time → 1970 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► SNORK n. a baby → 1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
vb. to drink → 1990 Amer. sl.
► SNORKER n. 1. a sausage → 1941 Aust. sl.
n. 2. the penis → 1971 Aust. sl.
n. 3. a contemptible fool → 1977 US sl.
n. 4. in poker: a player who berates the other players when he wins a hand → 1988 US sl.
► SNORKY adj. well-dressed, smart, elegant, stylish, up-to-date → 20C
► SNORT n. 1. a short drink, esp. an alcoholic one → 1889 sl.
n. 2. the snorkel on a submarine → 20C sl.
n. 3. a short distance → 1938 Amer. dial. 
n. 4. cocaine → M20 US drug culture sl.
n. 5. a dose of narcotic for inhaling; an instance of snorting a drug → 1951 sl.
n. 6. a good-looking fellow → 1966 US high school sl.
vb. 1. to be enraged at a thing; to refuse to do a thing → 1892 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
vb. 2. to inhale a powdered drug through the nostrils → 20C sl.
vb. 3. to utter in a contemptuous or annoyed manner → 20C sl.
vb. 4. to inhale cocaine → 1935 drug culture sl.
► SNORTER n. 1. the nose, esp. an enlarged one → 1818 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a remarkable, excellent, or exceptional thing; applied esp. to something remarkable for its size, power, severity etc. → 1824 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a gale, a swift breeze → 1826 sl.
n. 4. a dashing, riotous fellow → 1837 sl.
n. 5. a stentorian braggart → 1842 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a difficulty, an unpleasant situation → 1851 sl.
n. 7. an exceptional person → 1900 sl.
n. 8. a drunkard → 1911 sl.
n. 10. an ill-tempered tetchy person → 1915 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 11. a severe reprimand → 1915 UK sl.
n. 12. something or someone ridiculous → 1920 Brit. sl.
n. 13. a short drink, esp. an alcoholic one → 1928 sl.
n. 14. a spirited horse → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 15. a horse’s nose → 1942 Amer. turf sl. (Bk.)
n. 16. a sausage → 1959 sl.
n. 17. a hot day → 2003 NZ sl.
► SNORTING POLE n. a whipping post or pillory → 1928 Amer. dial. 
► SNORTLE vb. to snort → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► SNORTS n. the drug PCP → M20 US drug culture sl.
► SNORTY adj. 1. snorting; given to snorting or snoring → 1582
adj. 2. easy to anger, ill-tempered, disagreeable, captious, irritable, bad-tempered → 1893 colloq.
adj. 3. excellent; first-rate → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
adj. 4. of a horse: high-spirited → 1945 US Western usage (Bk.)
adv. with a snort, in a snorting manner → 1890 Eng. dial.
► SNOT n. 1. nasal mucus → 1425 sl.
n. 2. a term of contempt for a person; an obnoxious or despicable person, esp. a self-important nonentity; a contemptible person  → E17 sl.
n. 3. semen → 1980 Brit. sl.
n. 4. residue produced from smoking amphetamine → 1998 drug culture sl. (Bk.)
vb. 1. to blow the nose or wipe mucus from the nose → 16C
vb. 2. to treat someone disdainfully, to be haughty → 1970 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to punch someone on the nose → 1969 Brit. sl.
► SNOT BALLS n. rubber cement rolled into balls and burned → 1998 drug culture sl. (Bk.)
► SNOT-BOX n. the nose → 19C Brit. sl.
► SNOTERGOB n. nasal mucus → L17 Brit.
► SNOT GROVELLER n. a toady; a sycophant → 20C Brit. sl.
► SNOT HIM! int. a command to punch someone on the nose → 20C Brit. sl.
► SNOT-HOLE n. a nostril → 1648 obs.
► SNOTNOSE n. 1. an arrogant and annoying person; an importunate upstart; a neophyte, esp. a knowing one → 1941 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a contemptible person → 1949 sl.
► SNOT-NOSED adj. 1. having mucus running from the nose → 1941 colloq.
adj. 2. conceited; inexperienced and contemptible → 1941 colloq.
► SNOTRAG n. 1. a handkerchief or tissue → 1886 sl.
n. 2. a contemptible person → 1973 sl.
► SNOTS n. 1. gobs of nasal mucus → 20C US colloq.
n. 2. oysters → 20C US sl.
► SNOTTED adj. intoxicated with alcohol → E20 US sl.
► SNOTTER n. 1. nasal mucus → L17 Brit.
n. 2. a handkerchief; a handkerchief soiled with mucus → E19 Brit. sl.
vb. to snivel or blubber → 1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► SNOTTER-BOX n. 1. the nose → 1790 Sc.
n. 2. a term of contempt → 1864 Sc.
► SNOTTERGOB n. 1. the red part of a turkey’s head → 1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. nasal mucus → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 3. a dirty mouth → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 4. a contemptible person → 19C Eng. dial.
► SNOTTERY n. nasal mucus or filth → 1598 obs.
► SNOTTIE adj. 1. nasty; fouled with mucus → 16C
adj. 2. bitchy; pert, to fresh or rude behaviour → 20C colloq.
n. a midshipman → 1903 navy sl.
► SNOTTY adj. 1. running with or dirty with nasal mucus → 1570 sl.
adj. 2. unpleasant; deplorable → 1681
adj. 3. snobbish, conceited → 1870 sl.
adj. 4. supercilious and disdainful; contemptible, nasty → 1926 sl.
adj. 5. excellent; first-rate → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. a midshipman → 1903 Brit. sl.
► SNOTTY-FACED adj. having visible nasal mucus on the face → 20C colloq.
► SNOTTYNOSE n. an importunate upstart; a neophyte, esp. a knowing one; an obnoxious person → 1941 sl.
► SNOTTY-NOSED adj. 1. having mucus running from the nose → 20C colloq.
adj. 2. snobbish; conceited → 20C colloq.
► SNOUSE (AROUND) vb. to snoop, to rummage; to nose into something without permission; to scout → 1954 Amer. dial. 
► SNOUT n. 1. tobacco → 1885 Brit. prisoners’ sl.
n. 2 a person’s nose → 20C sl.
n. 3 a police informant → 1910 sl., orig. Brit.
n. 4 a cigarette → 1950 Brit. sl., chiefly prisoners’ usage
vb. to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate → 1923 sl.
► SNOUT ABOUT vb. to search → 1960 sl.
► SNOUT AROUND vb. to search → 1960 sl.
► SNOUTCAST n. a smoker, one banished from a building to indulge his habit in the street → 20C Brit. sl.
► SNOUTER n.1. one who brings wares in from the continent, and sells them on the black market to people who refuse to pay exorbitant retail prices → 20C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a tobacconist → 1956 sl.
► SNOUT-FAIR adj. having a fair countenance; fair-faced, comely, pretty, handsome, good-looking; in frequent use in the 16th and early 17th century, usually with some disparaging suggestion → 1530 obs.
► SNOUT-PIECE n. the nose; the face → 17C sl.
► SNOUTY adj. overbearing, insolent → M19 sl.
n. tobacco → 1930 prison sl.