Snot-nosed

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Young and arrogant or conceited. derogatory, idiomatic, slang

    "“When a snot-nosed little guy from Westbrook calls me a racist, now I’d like him to come up here because, tell you right now, I wish it were 1825,” LePage said, according to the Press Herald."

Adjective
  1. 1
    dirty with nasal discharge wordnet
  2. 2
    (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant wordnet

Synonyms

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bigheadedpersnicketysnootysnottystuck-uptoo big for one's breeches

Example

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"A 40- or 50-year-old is a snot-nosed brat."

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.

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