snot-nosed

See also: snotnosed

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From snot +‎ nosed; evoking a certain stereotype of conceited youth as suffering upper respiratory ailments that result in mucus-filled noses and nasal voices.

Pronunciation

Audio (AU) (file)

Adjective

snot-nosed (comparative more snot-nosed, superlative most snot-nosed)

(idiomatic) Young and arrogant or conceited.

Translations

young and arrogant

Dutch: snotneus (nl) m
Finnish: räkänokkainen
French: morveux (fr) m
Polish: smarkacz (pl) m
Russian: сопля́к (ru) m (soplják)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.