Definition of SNOT

snot

Meanings

Plural: snots

Noun

  • a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
  • nasal mucus
  • Mucus, especially mucus from the nose.
  • A contemptible child.
  • A mean fellow.
  • The flamed out wick of a candle.
  • A blemish or encumbrance that one exercises out of something.

Verb

  • To blow, wipe, or clear (the nose).
  • To sniff or snivel; to produce snot, to have a runny nose.

Origin / Etymology

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. 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”).

Synonyms

booger, prig, snob, snoot, snuff

Scrabble Score: 4

snot is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
snot is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
snot is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

snot is a valid Words With Friends word