snot

[snot] /snɒt/
noun
1.
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
2.
Informal. a disrespectful or supercilious person.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English; compare Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snotte, Old English gesnot, Danish snot
Examples from the web for snot
  • No wonder kids get the snot kicked out of them at school.
  • Without it we'd still be snot-nosed peasant farmers.
  • Some snails excrete bioluminescent trails of snot or blink their muscly foot to attract mates.
  • Not only a public health measure, but it hides the snot.
  • That's the good news: the bad news is that he's saddled with a bunch of snot-nosed kids.
British Dictionary definitions for snot

snot

/snɒt/
noun (usually considered vulgar)
1.
nasal mucus or discharge
2.
(slang) a contemptible person
Word Origin
Old English gesnot; related to Old High German snuzza, Norwegian, Danish snot, German schneuzen to blow one's nose
Word Origin and History for snot
n.

late 14c., from Old English gesnot "nasal mucus," from Proto-Germanic *snuttan (cf. Old Frisian snotta, Middle Low German and Middle Dutch snotte, Middle Low German snute), from the same base as snout. Old English also had a verb snite "wipe or pick one's nose." Meaning "despicable person" is from 1809.

snot in Medicine

snot (snŏt)
n.
Nasal mucus; phlegm.

Slang definitions & phrases for snot

snot

noun
  1. Nasal mucus (1425+)
  2. A despicable person, esp a self-important nonentity: Tell that little snot to get lost (1809+)
verb

To treat someone disdainfully; be haughty: I should not be ''snotted'' by an owner, maitre d', or waiter (1970s+)

[ultimately fr a common Germanic term for ''nose,'' also represented by schnozzle, snout, snoot, etc; the second noun and verb senses probably influenced by snooty]