snot en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /snɑt/ (General-American)
- /snɒt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- snŏt (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *snuttuzder. Old English ġesnot Middle English snot English snot From Middle English snot, snotte, from Old English ġesnot, *snott, from Proto-West Germanic *snott, *snutt, from Proto-Germanic *snuttuz (“nasal mucus”), from the same base as snout; ultimately of onomatopoeic or sound-symbolic origin (compare sniff, snuff, snoot, snook), but possibly continuing Proto-Indo-European *snew-t- (“to flow, run”). Related also to snite. Cognate with North Frisian snot (“snot”), Saterland Frisian Snotte (“snot”), West Frisian snotte (“snot”), Dutch snot (“snot”), German Low German Snött (“snot”), dialectal German Schnutz (“snot”), Danish snot (“snot”), Norwegian snott (“snot”).
Meanings
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(informal, qualifier:sometimes slightly vulgar, uncountable) Mucus, especially mucus from the nose.
Once, I remember, the little fair-haired boy had a choking fit at dinner, and a stream of snot ran out of his nose on to his plate in a way horrible to see.
c. 1948, George Orwell, Such, Such Were the Joys:
- (slang, uncountable, vulgar) Semen.
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(countable, slang) A contemptible child.
With no warning a gang of little snots — none larger or older than I was — threw me to the ground, pulled my knickers below my knees — without any explanation, and allowed me to get up.
2010, Ernest L. Rhodes, A Coal Miner's Family at Mooseheart, page 19:
- (countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable) A mean fellow.
- (Northern-England, countable, dialectal, uncountable) The flamed out wick of a candle.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snots | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
snot up · sea snot · snotball · snotface · snottite · snotsicle · cock snot · bullsnot · Snottsdale · dick snot · slick as snot · snothead · snottie · snotbag · snotty · snot-green · eye snot · snotrag · snot block · pecker snot · rock snot · snot-nosed · snot otter · snotlike · snarge · snot rocket · eye-snot · snotbox · bone-eating snot flower worm · the snot out of · snot rag · snotnose · snotwad
Synonyms
Translations (169)
tk sümük (mucus) · nl snotaap (contemptible child) · el μύξα (mucus) · ain エトㇽ (mucus) · xsr སྣབས (mucus) · pl zasraniec (contemptible child) · mk мр́сул (mucus) · pl małolat (contemptible child) · pl gnojek (contemptible child) · es mocoso (contemptible child) · km សិង្ឃានិក (mucus) · fi räkänokka (contemptible child) · eo nazmukulo (contemptible child) · ru со́пли (mucus) · el μυξιάρικο (contemptible child) · mi kea (mucus) · gl mormo (mucus) · ka ცინგლი (mucus) · fy snotnoas (contemptible child) · grc λέμφος (mucus) · ckb چڵم (mucus) · rif aqennin (mucus) · ka ჟღვლინტი (mucus) · ka კინკლი (mucus) · ar مُخَاط (mucus) · pt pivete (contemptible child) · pl sraluch (contemptible child) · da snot (mucus) · pl srajdek (contemptible child) · sv snor (mucus) · vi nước mũi (mucus) · eo nazmuko (mucus) · ms hingus (mucus) · rup muc (mucus) · scn brugghiu (mucus) · hy փսլնքոտ (contemptible child) · pl gołowąs (contemptible child) · kl kakkik (mucus) · taa nege ghedha' (mucus) · sh bale (mucus) · de Rotze (mucus) · tr sümük (mucus) · gl moco (mucus) · rif axrur (mucus) · hy փսլինք (mucus) · bo སྣ་ལུད (mucus) · pt ranho (mucus) · ja 鼻糞 (mucus) · uk со́плі (mucus) · no snørr (mucus) · mi hūpē (mucus) · ca moc (mucus) · az fırtıq (mucus) · scn muccusu (contemptible child) · sq qurra (mucus) · ar مُخَاط أَنْف (mucus) · fy snotte (mucus) · pl szczawik (contemptible child) · ka ბოტოტი (mucus) · grc μύξα (mucus) · ru сопля́ (mucus) · pl grzdyl (contemptible child) · grc κορυζᾶς (contemptible child) · no snørrunge (contemptible child) · pl szczeniak (contemptible child) · ota سوموك (mucus) · nay nrugi (mucus) · hi रेंट (mucus) · mn нус (mucus) · it caccola (mucus) · de Schnodder (mucus) · km សម្បោរ (mucus) · vec sgnaròco (mucus) · pt muco (mucus) · pl smród (contemptible child) · de Nasenschleim (mucus) · pl młokos (contemptible child) · yi ראָץ (mucus) · mi keha (mucus) · de Rotz (mucus) · is hor (mucus) · pl zasmarkaniec (contemptible child) · ko 콧물 (mucus) · yi סמאָרק (mucus) · cs sopel (mucus) · nv néʼéshtił (mucus) · oj wiiniskiigomaan (mucus) · lt snarglys (mucus) · pl smrodek (contemptible child) · scn mòccaru (mucus) · fa مف (mucus) · pl gówniarz (contemptible child) · pl gówniak (contemptible child) · ru сопля́к (contemptible child) · yi סמאָרקעכץ (mucus) · mi hūwareware (mucus) · th น้ำมูก (mucus) · pl smark (mucus) · uk шма́рклі (mucus) · pl gnój (contemptible child) · pac arout (mucus) · rgn càcar (mucus) · fa ان دماغ (mucus) · it monello (contemptible child) · mk мрсулко (contemptible child) · scn morvu (mucus) · grc κόρυζα (mucus) · ms air hidung (mucus) · hu taknyos (contemptible child) · pl smark (contemptible child) · et tatt (mucus) · it moccio (mucus) · rup muts (mucus) · cmn 鼻水 (mucus) · hu takony (mucus) · lo ນ້ຳມູກ (mucus) · nl snotjongen (contemptible child) · ja 鼻水 (mucus) · sh бале (mucus) · bua нюһан (mucus) · pl smarkacz (contemptible child) · ja 洟 (mucus) · cmn 鼻屎 (mucus) · it moccioso (contemptible child) · izh räkä (mucus) · nl snotneus (contemptible child) · pl smarki (mucus) · fr morve (mucus) · la mūcēdō (mucus) · uk смарка́ль (mucus) · scn muccu (mucus) · nl snot (mucus) · cs nudle (mucus) · be со́плі (mucus) · yi שנאָדער (mucus) · unm sànikw (mucus) · he נַזֶּלֶת (mucus) · sv skitunge (contemptible child) · ru сопля́чка (contemptible child) · cmn 鼻涕 (mucus) · sv snorunge (contemptible child) · xdq ирхне́ (mucus) · fr morveux (contemptible child) · fy snotaap (contemptible child) · ba маңҡа (mucus) · rup mucã (mucus) · hy խլինք (mucus) · ko 코딱지 (mucus) · vec napa (mucus) · sk sopeľ (mucus) · hi पोंटा (mucus) · ka წვინტლი (mucus) · bg со́пол (mucus) · pt tatu (mucus) · my နှပ် (mucus) · zku nuki (mucus) · ro muci (mucus) · fi räkä (mucus) · pt pirralho (contemptible child) · it peste (contemptible child) · fr roupie (mucus) · bo སྣབས (mucus) · vec sgnarìcol (mucus) · id ingus (mucus) · sl smrkelj (mucus) · de Rotznase (contemptible child) · it moccolo (mucus) · ru молокосо́с (contemptible child) · mr शेंबूड (mucus)