HOOTER

owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter

(noun) nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes

beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle, schnoz

(noun) informal terms for the nose

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hooter (plural hooters)

A person who hoots.

The horn in a motor vehicle.

(slang) A nose, especially a large one. [from 1950s]

(slang, usually, in the plural) A woman's breast. [from 1970s]

(slang) A penis. [from 1990s]

An owl.

(slang) A large cannabis cigarette.

Synonyms

• See also nose

• See also breasts

• See also penis

Source: Wiktionary



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24 December 2024

INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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