"snot rocket" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: snot rockets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} snot rocket (plural snot rockets)
  1. (informal, vulgar) A jet of mucus deliberately expelled from one's nostril. Tags: informal, vulgar Categories (topical): Bodily fluids

Inflected forms

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