"schnozz" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-schnozz.ogg [Australia] Forms: schnozzes [plural]
Etymology: Likely from Yiddish שנויץ (shnoyts), cognate to German Schnauze (“snout”) and English snout. Compare schnozzle. A less common theory suggests a variant of nose influenced by schm-, or by general association with Yiddish words. Attested since at least 1940. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yi|שנויץ|}} Yiddish שנויץ (shnoyts), {{cog|de|Schnauze|t=snout}} German Schnauze (“snout”), {{cog|en|snout}} English snout, {{m|en|schnozzle}} schnozzle, {{m|en|nose}} nose, {{m|en|schm-}} schm- Head templates: {{en-noun}} schnozz (plural schnozzes)
  1. (slang) Nose. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Face Synonyms: nose, schnoz, shnoz, shnozz

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