shnoz
Pronunciations
shnaz | (shnaz) | listen |
Definitions
n. "A nose, especially a large, unattractive one." (JPS)
Example Sentences
"Our family has a very distinctive shnoz!" - my Dad says this of our family
Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
Who Uses This
- Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements
- Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)
Regions
- North America
- Great Britain
- South Africa
- Australia / New Zealand
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Dictionaries
- The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
Alternative Spellings
schnoz, shnaz
Notes
Origin unclear: likely from German schnauze ('snout') (Rosten 268); Bluestein (103) says Yiddish and English ("shnoltsl" influenced by "nozzle")
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