Meaning & use
Snubby
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Short and blunt in shape, especially describing a nose that turns up slightly.
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The puppy had a snubby little nose and floppy ears.
She has a snubby nose that wrinkles when she laughs.
A note on using this word
Also used informally as a noun for a 'snub-nosed' short-barreled revolver, as in 'he carried a snubby in his coat pocket.'
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turned-upstubby
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2. noun
A short-barreled revolver (informal).
The detective kept a snubby holstered under his jacket.
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