schnozzles

Definition of schnozzlesnext
plural of schnozzle, slang
as in noses
the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity endowed with a schnozzle as big as his talent, the comedian Jimmy Durante was affectionately dubbed "the Schnozzola"

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Noun
  • Meanwhile, photographs of crew members while still on the ship show many of them hanging around together in a hallway while waiting to be interviewed by health authorities, covering their mouths and noses with only flimsy masks.
    Zeynep Tufekci, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
  • A lot of people may turn up their noses at providing so much personal data to an AI model running in Google’s cloud, but sensibilities may adjust if this stuff becomes truly useful.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Those strolling around downtown Dallas this weekend might have noticed more tails, claws and snouts than usual.
    Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails.
    Sergio Candido, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Schnozzles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schnozzles. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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