"snot-nosed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-snot-nosed.ogg Forms: more snot-nosed [comparative], most snot-nosed [superlative], snotnosed [alternative], snotty-nosed [alternative], snotnose [alternative], snot-nose [alternative]
Etymology: From snot + nosed; evoking a certain stereotype of conceited youth as suffering upper respiratory ailments that result in mucus-filled noses and nasal voices. Etymology templates: {{af|en|snot|nosed}} snot + nosed Head templates: {{en-adj}} snot-nosed (comparative more snot-nosed, superlative most snot-nosed)
  1. (idiomatic) Young and arrogant or conceited. Tags: idiomatic Translations (young and arrogant): snotneus [masculine] (Dutch), räkänokkainen (Finnish), morveux [masculine] (French), smarkacz [masculine] (Polish), сопля́к (soplják) [masculine] (Russian), шмаркач (šmarkač) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

Alternative forms

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