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SNOT
snot
(noun) nasal mucus
snob, prig, snot, snoot
(noun) a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
snot (countable and uncountable, plural snots)
(informal, uncountable) Mucus, especially mucus from the nose.
(slang, countable) A contemptible child.
(slang, obsolete) A mean fellow.
Synonyms
• booger (US) (but note this noun is countable)
Verb
snot (third-person singular simple present snots, present participle snotting, simple past and past participle snotted)
(ambitransitive) To blow, wipe, or clear (the nose).
(intransitive) To sniff or snivel; to produce snot, to have a runny nose.
Anagrams
• NOTs, SOTN, Ston, TNOs, nots, onst, tons
Source: Wiktionary
Snot, n. Etym: [AS. snot; akin to D. snot, LG. snotte, Dan. snot, and to E. snout. See Snout.]
1. Mucus secreted in, or discharged from, the nose. [Low]
2. A mean, insignificant fellow. [Low]
Snot, v. t.
Definition: To blow, wipe, or clear, as the nose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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