Snotball

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A ball of mucus ejected from the mouth. slang

    "Without turning, Mike bent his head down just in time to avoid a huge snotball meant for his skull. Instead, a freshman a few feet away was the recipient of the unwholesome mucous present."

  2. 2
    A term of abuse.

    "Don't it bother you that Jason Bent and those other little snotballs treat him like a doormat?"

Example

More examples

"Without turning, Mike bent his head down just in time to avoid a huge snotball meant for his skull. Instead, a freshman a few feet away was the recipient of the unwholesome mucous present."

Etymology

From snot + ball.

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