Meaning & use
shnoz
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informal term for a person's nose, especially a large or prominent one.
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He joked about his own shnoz every time someone brought up his family photos.
The comedian's oversized shnoz became part of his stage persona.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Yiddish 'shnoytse', related to German 'Schnauze' (snout), and popularized in American slang through comedy and vaudeville.
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schnozschnozzle
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