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snot.

Mucus, especially mucus from the nose.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/snɒt/Received-Pronunciation/snɑt/General-American

  1. Mucus, especially mucus from the nose.

    informal · uncountable

  2. Semen.

    slang · uncountable · vulgar

  3. A contemptible child.

    countable · slang

  4. A mean fellow.

    countable · obsolete · slang · uncountable

  5. The flamed out wick of a candle.

    Northern-England · countable · dialectal · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *snuttuzder. Old English ġesnot Middle English snot English snot From Middle English snot, snotte, from Old English ġesnot, *snott, from Proto-West Germanic *snott, *snutt, from Proto-Germanic *snuttuz (“nasal mucus”), from the same base as snout; ultimately of onomatopoeic or sound-symbolic origin (compare sniff, snuff, snoot, snook), but possibly continuing Proto-Indo-European *snew-t- (“to flow, run”). Related also to snite. Cognate with North Frisian snot (“snot”), Saterland Frisian Snotte (“snot”), West Frisian snotte (“snot”), Dutch snot (“snot”), German Low German Snött (“snot”), dialectal German Schnutz (“snot”), Danish snot (“snot”), Norwegian snott (“snot”).

verb/snɒt/Received-Pronunciation/snɑt/General-American

  1. To blow, wipe, or clear (the nose).

    ambitransitive · informal

  2. To sniff or snivel; to produce snot, to have a runny nose.

    informal · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *snuttuzder. Old English ġesnot Middle English snot English snot From Middle English snot, snotte, from Old English ġesnot, *snott, from Proto-West Germanic *snott, *snutt, from Proto-Germanic *snuttuz (“nasal mucus”), from the same base as snout; ultimately of onomatopoeic or sound-symbolic origin (compare sniff, snuff, snoot, snook), but possibly continuing Proto-Indo-European *snew-t- (“to flow, run”). Related also to snite. Cognate with North Frisian snot (“snot”), Saterland Frisian Snotte (“snot”), West Frisian snotte (“snot”), Dutch snot (“snot”), German Low German Snött (“snot”), dialectal German Schnutz (“snot”), Danish snot (“snot”), Norwegian snott (“snot”).

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