Dictionary: SNOW – SNZ

• SNOW
n. 1. underwear; linen hanging on washlines drying …E19 tramps’ sl.
n. 2. a derogatory description of an Italian or another Latin person …1910s Aust. sl.
n. 3. amphetamine; cocaine; heroin; morphine …1914 drug culture sl., orig. US
n. 4. money, silver coins, small silver change …1925 sl.
n. 5. smooth talk, bluff, bluster, lies …1940s orig. US sl.
n. 6. a White woman …1950s African-American sl.
n. 7. any White person …1950s sl.
n. 8. a blond-haired weakling …1960s Aust. school sl.
vb. 1. to give a drug to …1927 US sl.
vb. 2. to flatter; to deceive or overwhelm with insincere or flattering talk …1945 sl., orig. & chiefly US
 
• SNOW AGAIN
vb. to request someone to repeat an ill-heard statement …1930s sl.
 
• SNOW AGAIN I DIDN’T CATCH YOUR DRIFT
vb. to request someone to repeat an ill-heard statement …1930s sl.
 
• SNOW AND ICE
n. the price …20C rhyming sl.
 
• SNOWBALL
n. 1. a single gob of semen …L17 Brit. sl. Slang and Euphemism Spears 1981
n. 2. a nickname for a Black person; usually for a Black person with white hair …1821 colloq., usually derogatory
n. 3. amphetamine; cocaine; heroin, morphine …1910s drug culture sl. , orig. US
n. 4. a mixture of heroin and cocaine …sl.
n. 5. a dance started by one couple who separate and choose different partners; the process continues until all present are dancing
n. 6. a poor White person …1986 African-American usage
n. 7. semen that has been ejaculated in a partner’s mouth and that is then returned, via a passionate kiss …M20 sl.
vb. 1. to dominate and crush …1850 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to increase rapidly …1929 Amer. sl.
 
• SNOWBALL RAIN
n. 1894 Amer dial. – a period of inclement weather in the spring
 
• SNOWBALLS
n. 1. MDMA …1990s drug culture sl.
n. 2. traditional, big, showy whitewall tires …Bk1998 sl.
 
• A SNOWBALL’S CHANCE IN HELL
n. no chance or possibility at all …1934 sl.
 
• SNOW-BANK
n. a place for consuming cocaine …M20 US drug culture sl.
 
• SNOWBIRD
n. 1. 1900s US sl. – an impoverished tramp who enlists in the army as the winter arrives in order to get food and shelter for the next few months, then deserts when the warmer weather returns  
n. 2. 1909 Amer. dial. – a sparrow
n. 3. 1914 drug culture sl. – a cocaine user; a person addicted to cocaine
n. 4. 1920s US sl. – a fan of winter weather and/or winter sports
n. 5. 1923 Florida and other southern states – a retired person who moves to a warmer climate during the winter months; a winter tourist who travels south to avoid the chilly weather
n. 6. 1930s drug culture sl. – a woman involved in the cocaine trade
n. 7. 1931 US drug culture sl. – a heroin addict or an illicit user or addict of any powdered drug  
n. 8. 1990s US homosexual sl. – a wealthy gay man who moves to Miami, Florida, one of the US’s gay capitals, to enjoy sun and sex
n. 9. E20 US drug culture sl. – cocaine  
 
• SNOW-BIRDING
n. stealing washing, usually women’s underwear from clothes-lines …1970s Aust. & NZ sl.
 
• SNOWBIRDS
n. snow and ice clumps that build up under the fender of the car …1987 Can. sl.
 
• SNOWBLOWER
n. a cocaine user or addict …1914 Amer. drug culture sl.
 
• SNOW-BROTH
n. cold tea …L19 sl.
 
• SNOW BUNNY
n. 1. a White woman 1950s …African-American sl.
n. 2. a woman who frequents the ski slopes as much for the sex as for the sport …1953 sl., orig. US
 
• SNOW-CAINE
n. cocaine …M20 US drug culture sl.
 
• SNOW CAP
n. cocaine sprinkled onto a pipe of marijuana and smoked …1980s drug culture sl.
 
• SNOW CONE
n. 1970 Amer. dial., usually derogatory – a Black person
 
• SNOWCONES
n. cocaine …1980s drug culture sl.
 
• SNOW DEVIL
n. a whirling column of snow …20C Can.
 
• SNOW DIGGER
n. a man from the New England states …World War I Amer sl.
 
• SNOW-DRIFTER
n. 1. a cocaine seller …E20 US drug culture sl.
n. 2. a cocaine user …E20 US drug culture sl.
 
• SNOWDROP
n. 1. a US military policeman …1944 sl.
n. 2. any military policeman …1940s sl.
n. 3. a White person …Brit. Black sl.
vb. to steal (usually as ‘snow-drop’) …L19 Aust. sl.
 
• SNOW-DROPPER
n. one who steals from clothes-lines …M19 Aust./UK/criminal sl.
 
• SNOW-DROPPING
n. the stealing of washing, usually women’s underwear, from unguarded clothes-lines …M19 Aust./UK/criminal sl.
 
• SNOWED
adj. 1. under the influence of cocaine …1920s drug culture sl.
adj. 2. under the influence of narcotic drugs …sl.
 
• SNOWED IN
adj. 1. under the influence of cocaine or other narcotics …1920s drug culture sl.
adj. 2. bewildered; confused; muddled …Bk1942 Amer. sl.
 
• SNOWED OVER
adj. obsessively in love, infatuated …1970s US students’ sl.
 
• SNOWED UNDER
adj. 1. under the influence of any narcotic …E20 US drug culture sl.
adj. 2. with work, commitments, responsibilities, etc.; overwhelmed with paperwork …1930s sl., orig. US
 
• SNOWED UP
adj. 1. under the influence of cocaine or other narcotics …1920s drug culture sl.
adj. 2. overburdened with work, commitments, responsibilities, etc. …1930s sl., orig. US
 
• SNOWFALL
n. an untrue but totally convincing story; a con-man’s patter …1940s US sl.
 
• SNOWFLAKE
n. 1. crack cocaine …1980s drug culture sl.
n. 2. a White person …20C Black British sl.
 
• SNOW-FLOWER
n. a female user of cocaine …20C drug culture sl.
 
• SNOW-GATHERER
n. one who steals from clothes-lines …M19 Aust./UK/criminal sl.
 
• SNOWING DOWN BELOW!
int. an exclamation to a woman that her petticoat is showing …1930s NZ sl.
 
• SNOW JOB
n. an untrue but totally convincing story; an instance of deceiving or overwhelming someone with elaborate often insincere talk; a con-man’s patter; strong and persistent persuasion, esp. in a dubious cause …1943 US sl.
vb. (as ‘snow-job’) to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk or lies and distortion…1945 sl., orig. & chiefly US
 
• SNOWMAN
n. 1. anyone who has a smooth, seductive line of talk; one who flatters or deceives with plausible words …1967 US sl.
n. 2. in golfing; an 8 on the hole …1980 Amer. golfers’ usage
 
• SNOWMOBILING
n. taking cocaine or other drugs …M20 US drug culture sl.
 
• ‘SNOWNS!
int. a mild oath; literally, ‘God’s nouns’ i.e. ‘God’s wounds’ …L16 sl.
 
• SNOW OUT
vb. to lose one’s bearings …20C sl.
 
• SNOW PALLETS
n. amphetamine …1980s drug culture sl.
 
• SNOW QUEEN
n. a homosexual, whether Black or White, who prefers blond, ‘Nordic’ partners …1971 Amer. homosexual sl.
 
• SNOW SAUCER
n. a metal or plastic coasting sled in the shape of a shallow, circular bowl …1965 Amer. dial.
 
• SNOW SEALS
n. a mix of cocaine and amphetamine …1970s drug culture sl.
 
• SNOWSHOE
n. 1958 Amer. dial. – a large foot
 
• SNOWSHOE TRACKER
n. 1958 Amer. dial. – a man with very big feet – he makes a very big track
 
• SNOW SHOVELLER
n. a homosexual, whether Black or White, who prefers blond, ‘Nordic’ partners …1970s African-American sl.
 
• SNOW SNAKE
n. 1983 Amer. dial. – a thin ribbon of drifting snow
 
• SNOW SOAK
n. cocaine …Bk1998 drug culture sl.
 
• SNOW SOKE
n. crack cocaine …1980s drug culture sl.
 
• SNOW-STORM
n. 1. a large amount of cocaine or other powdered drugs …M20 US drug culture sl.
n. 2. a party where abundant cocaine is available …M20 US drug culture sl.
 
• SNOW-STUFF
n. cocaine …M20 US drug culture sl.
 
• SNOW UNDER
vb. to confuse with a deluge of smooth, if insincere talk …1880s US sl.
 
• SNOW WHITE
n. 1980 – cocaine → drug culture sl.
 
• SNOW WHITES
n. 1970 – tights → rhyming sl.
 
• SNOWY
adj. L19 – linen → sl.
 
• SNOZ(Z)
n. 1930 – the nose → sl.
 
• SNOZZLE
n. 1. 1860 – the nose → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1942 – a horse’s nose → Amer. turf sl. (Bk.)
 
• SNOZZLED
adj. 1930 – drunk → US sl.
 
• SNOZZLER
n. 1930 – anything or anybody considered excellent or attractive → Aust. & NZ sl.
 
• SNOZZLE-WOBBLES
n. M20 – a hangover → US sl.
 
• SNRAFU
n. 20C – “Situation Normal, Really All Fucked-Up” → sl.
 
• SNUB
vb. 1852 – to sob; to whimper → Amer. dial. 
 
• SNUBBED
adj. 20C – intoxicated with alcohol → US sl.
 
• SNUBBIE • SNUBBU
n. 1960 – a cheap, short-barrelled revolver → US sl.
 
• SNUBBING POST
n. 1878 – a situation in which one must submit to discipline, face unpleasant facts, ‘bite the bullet’ → Amer. dial. 
 
• SNUB DEVIL
n. L18 – a parson → sl.
 
• SNUBS
int. 1930 – used to indicated one’s complete contempt for the subject of the exclamation: usually as ‘snubs to him/her’ → sl., mainly teen usage 
n. 1852 – fits of sobbing → Amer. dial. 
 
• SNUDGE
adj. 1855 – mean, miserly, crabby → Eng. dial.
n. 1. 1545 – a mean, avaricious person; a niggard, a miser, a stingy person; an intrusive, sponging fellow → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. 1676 – a thief who first enters a house, then hides, and emerges when the coast is clear to effect the robbery → cant obs.
vb. 1. 1540 – to be miserly, stingy, or saving → obs.
vb. 2. 1633 – to lie close and still; to remain snug and quiet; to nestle, to snuggle, to cuddle → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. 1677 – to walk with downcast looks, or in a thoughtful, musing way → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 4. ..19C – to sulk, to get into a huff → Eng. dial.
vb. 5. 1904 – to wander about → Amer. dial. 
 
• SNUFF
adj. 1975 – applied to a pornographic film. photograph, etc. → sl.
n. 1. ..L18 – the liquor left at the bottom of a glass → sl.
n. 2. 1930 – a murder → sl.
vb. 1. ..19C – to throw snuff into a victim’s face, rendering them temporarily blind and thus easier to rob → criminals’ sl.
vb. 2. ..20C – to snivel
vb. 3. 1930 – to murder, to kill → sl.
vb. 4. 1960 – to ignore or to break a date → Amer. sl.
 
• SNUFF AND BUTTER
n. 1920 – a Eurasian woman → Anglo-Indian, derogatory
 
• SNUFF AND SNIFTER
adv. E19 – energetically, continuously → sl.
 
• SNUFF-BOTTLE
n. 20C – anything astounding, shocking → sl.
 
• SNUFF-BOX
n. 1. 1829 – the nose → boxing sl.
n. 2. 1890 – a puffball → Amer. dial. 
n. 3. ..20C – anything astounding, shocking → sl.
n. 4. 1940 – a gas mask → sl.
 
• SNUFF CHEWER
n. 1950 – one who uses snuff → Amer. dial. 
 
• SNUFF DIPPER
n. 1970 – a prostitute working from a car → US sl.
 
• SNUFF EATER
n. 1. 1845 – one who uses snuff → Amer. dial. 
n. 2. 1986 – a rustic → Amer. dial. 
 
• SNUFFED OUT
adj. 1942 – dead → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
 
• SNUFFER
n. 1. 1465 – an instrument used for snuffing candles, etc.
n. 2. 1610 – one who snuffs, or sniffs disdainfully
n. 3. 1611 – one who snuffs candles
n. 4. 1833 – one who takes snuff
n. 5. 1843 – the thumb and finger as used for clearing or wiping the nose
n. 6. 1884 – a porpoise→ Amer. dial.
n. 7. 1940 – the nose → African-American sl.
n. 8. 1960 – a film, usually pornographic, that climaxes in the actual death of one of the participants, usually an actress or, if paedophiliac, a child → sl., orig. US
 
• SNUFFERS
n. M17 – the nostrils → sl.
 
• SNUFF FILM
n. 1975 – a pornographic film in which an unsuspecting actress or actor is murdered at the climax of the film → sl.
 
• SNUFFING
n. 1970 – a killing, esp. a murder → Amer. sl.
 
• SNUFFING PIG
n. 1879 – a harbour porpoise → Amer. dial. 
 
• SNUFF IT
vb. 1885 – to die → sl.
 
• SNUFFLE
n. 1. ..E19 – the nose → sl.
n. 2. 1900 – pious cant, humbug → NZ sl.
 
• SNUFFLE-BUSTER
n. L19 – a puritan → Aust. & NZ sl.
 
• SNUFFLE-BUSTING
adj. L19 – puritanical → Aust. & NZ sl.
 
• SNUFFLER
n. E18 – a degenerate old lecher → sl.
 
• SNUFFLES
n. 1770 – a slight cold characterized by nasal congestion and discharge → sl.
 
• SNUFFLING COMMUNITY
n. E18 – prostitutes, seen collectively → sl.
 
• SNUFF MOVIE
n. 1960 – a film, usually pornographic, that climaxes in the actual death of one of the participants,  usually an actress or, if paedophiliac, a child → sl., orig. US
 
• SNUFFOCATE
vb. 1942 – to suffocate → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
 
• SNUFF OUT
vb. 1. .M19 – to die → sl.
vb. 2. ..20C – to suppress, put an end to → colloq.
vb. 3. 1932 – to kill deliberately → sl.
 
• SNUFF RUBBER
n. 1857 – one who takes snuff by rubbing it on the gums → Amer. dial. 
 
• SNUFF-SNIFTER
n. 1950 – one who takes snuff by sniffing it up the nose → Amer. dial. 
 
• SNUFF SOMEONE’S CANDLE
vb. L19 – to kill, to murder → sl.
 
• SNUFF STICK
n. 1970 – a cigarette → NZ sl.
 
• SNUFFY
adj. 1. 1678 – annoyed, displeased, ready to take offense, touchy; sulky, angry, vexed, fault-finding; unpleasant, disagreeable
adj. 2. 1789 – like or resembling snuff or powdered tobacco in colour or substance; given to taking snuff; soiled with snuff
adj. 3. 1823 – tipsy, drunk → sl.
adj. 4. 1888 – second-rate, inferior → Eng. dial.
adj. 5. 1927 – of cattle or horses: excitable, spirited, wild → Amer. dial.
n. 1853 – a nickname for a testy person → Eng. dial.
 
• SNUFT
n. 1657 – the burnt wick of a candle → Eng. dial.
vb. 1. ..19C – to snuff a candle → Eng. dial.
vb. 2. ..19C – to take snuff → Eng. dial.
vb. 3. 1820 – to sniff, to inhale sharply and noisily; to smell, to scent → Eng. dial.

• SNUFTER
n. 1967 – a person who uses snuff → Amer. dial. 
 
• SNUG
adj. 1. ..19C – drunk → sl.
adj. 2. 1845 – of winter weather: very cold → Amer. dial.
adj. 3. 1900 – stingy, tight → Amer. dial.
n. 1. M19 – in Britain and Ireland, one of the bars in certain pubs, offering intimate seating for only a few persons; the bar-parlour of a public house or inn → sl.
n. 2. 20C – a small revolver that can be concealed easily → US criminals’ sl.
vb. 1. 19C – to have sexual intercourse with → sl.
vb. 2. M19 – to steal, to conceal from the proper owner → US sl.
 
• SNUG AS A BUG IN A RUG
adj. M18 – extremely comfortable → sl.
 
• SNUG AS A PIG IN PEASE-STRAW
adj. M17 – extremely comfortable → sl.
 
• SNUG AS OLD PAMP
adj. L19 – extremely comfortable → sl.
 
• SNUG BY
adv. 1913 – near by → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
 
• SNUGGERY
n. 1. 1812 – a snug, cosy, or comfortable room, esp. a room of small size into which a person retires for seclusion or quiet 
n. 2. 1829 – the bar-parlour of an inn or public-house
n. 3. 1831 – a snug company or party
n. 4. 1833 – a snug, comfortable, or cosy house
n. 5. 1839 – an easy comfortable position or post
n. 6. 1850 – a snug place, position, feature, etc.
 
• SNUGGIES
n. 1. ..20C – exceptionally warm underwear → colloq.
n. 2. 1970 – women’s underwear → US students’ sl.
 
• SNUGGLE-PUP
n. 1. 1922 – one’s boyfriend or girlfriend → US teen sl.
n. 2. 1922 – an attractive young girl → US sl.
n. 3. 1942 – a lap dog → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
 
• SNUGGLE-PUPPER
n. 1922 – an attractive young girl → US sl.
 
• SNUGGLE-PUPPY
n. 1. 1922 – an attractive young girl → US sl.
n. 2. 1942 – a lap dog → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
 
• SNUGGY
n. 1. 1940 – a sexually attractive woman who is looking for sexual liaisons → US sl.
n. 2. 1940 –  the female public hair → sl.
n. 3. 1986 – a wedgie; the act of lifting a person from behind by the belt, belt buckle, top of the underwear, or the seat of the pants → Amer. dial. 
 
• SNUGIFY
vb. 1796 – to make snug or comfortable
 
• SNUG’S THE WORD!
int. 18C – say nothing about this → sl.
 
• SNUM
adv. 1969 – completely, entirely → Amer. dial. 
 
• SNURGE
n. 1. 1930 – a tattle-tale, a sycophant → sl.
n. 2. 1933 – a generally contemptible person (reputed to sniff women’s bicycle seats) → sl.
vb. 1930 – to sneak off to avoid work or responsibilities → US sl.
 
• SNURL
vb. 1. 1893 – to wrinkle up the nose; to curl the lip → Amer. dial. 
vb. 2. 1937 – to sneer at → Amer. dial. 
vb. 3. 1948 – to grumble, to growl → Amer. dial. 
 
• SNURL UP
vb. 1999 – to become tangled → Amer. dial. 
 
• SNUSH
n. 1671 – snuff; a pinch of snuff → obs.
vb. 1703 – to take snuff → obs.
 
• SNYDE
n. 1919 – a cheat or swindler → sl.
 
• SNYDER
n. 1. ..L17 – a tailor → sl.
n. 2. 1968 – a dragonfly → Amer. dial.