schnoz

noun

ˈshnäz 

variants or schnozz or less commonly schnozzola

ˌshnä-ˈzō-lə 

plural schnozzes also schnozzolas

US slang

: nose

Sneezing is a natural reflex designed to clear virus particles from your schnozz.

—Jeff Keough

—used especially of a large nose

… a swordsman with the soul of a poet and the schnoz of Pinocchio.

—Tim Appelo et al.

My former girlfriend Carrie was an aspiring actress who often contemplated a nose job. But with her high cheekbones and beautiful, wide mouth, her substantial schnoz looked just right.

—Josh Mooney

Bruins forward Rob DiMaio has the NHL's most spectacular schnozz. Lumpy and brightly scarred at its bridge, the DiMaio proboscis possesses an angular inconsistency that would befuddle a geometrician.

—Kostya Kennedy

Woolright goes over and pinches C.D.'s big schnozzola.

—Amiri Baraka

Synonyms

• beak
• conk [chiefly British slang]
• honker [slang]
• neb
• nose
• nozzle [slang]
• proboscis
• schnozzle [slang]
• smeller
• snoot
• snout

Examples of schnoz in a Sentence

another smart remark like that and you'll get a bop on the schnoz

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite an absurdly fake schnoz and some extra girth, Steve Carell was still recognizable in the 2011 movie Foxcatcher. —Lynette Rice, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2024

Instead of small pads, there's a rubbery, inverted V that rests against your schnoz. —Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024

In Jamie Lloyd’s celebrated British production of Crimp’s adaptation that came to the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2022, no prosthetic schnoz was employed. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024

But in his eternal wisdom, director George Miller decided to give Hemsworth a big schnoz. —Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above