SNOTTY

snotty, snot-nosed

(adjective) dirty with nasal discharge; “a snotty nose”; “a house full of snot-nosed kids”

bigheaded, persnickety, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, uppish

(adjective) (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; “a snotty little scion of a degenerate family”-Laurent Le Sage; “they’re snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

snotty (comparative snottier, superlative snottiest)

Running or dirtied with snot.

Resembling or characteristic of snot, especially in texture.

(informal) Ill-tempered or impertinent in an arrogant, conceited manner.

Noun

snotty (plural snotties)

(AU, slang) The lion's mane jellyfish, which secretes a mucus that can foul fishing nets.

Source: Wiktionary


Snot"ty, a.

Definition: Foul with snot; hence, mean; dirty.

– Snort"ti*ly, adb.

– Snot"ti*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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