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nouse en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Blend of nose + mouse.

Meanings

  1. (neologism, no-plural) A form of computer mouse operated with the nose.
    • Our noses are no longer just for smelling things, but can be used for moving things too in operating a nouse, a device which has the same pointing function as a computer mouse but is controlled by movements of the nose. 2007, Kerry Maxwell, Brave New Words: A Language Lover's Guide to the 21st Century, page 128:

nouse en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable) Alternative form of nous (“sense, intelligence”).
    alt of nous