nose-pickingn.

Brit.

/ˈnəʊzˌpɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊzˌpɪkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nose n., picking n.¹

Etymology: < nose n. + picking n.¹

The action of picking the nose, esp. habitually. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > excretion of mucus > [noun] > action of cleaning nose

snuffling1580

sniffling1836

sniff1860

sniffle1880

nose-picking1916

1916 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 12 Jan. 7/3 (advt.) O-Zo-Nol Lets You Stop Nose-Picking.

1930 E. Jensen & F. Jensen tr. A. Adler Educ. Children 253 Does he indulge in nail-biting or nose-picking?

1975 J. Aiken Voices in Empty House iv. 116 The nose-picking in itself made me feel sick... Nobody in polite society ever picked their nose.

1987 D. Healey Time of my Life (1990) ii. 28 The fashion at Oxford in my time was for logical positivism and linguistic philosophy, which I regarded as intellectual nosepicking.

2001 New Scientist 11 Aug. 92/1 Almost the entire sample admitted to nose picking,..with 17 per cent considering they had a serious nose-picking problem.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

nose-pickingadj.

Brit.

/ˈnəʊzˌpɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊzˌpɪkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nose n., picking adj.

Etymology: < nose n. + picking adj. Compare earlier nose-pick n., nose-picker n., and nose-picking n.

Of a person: that picks the nose, esp. habitually. Also: that induces nose-picking.

ΚΠ

1960 A. Koestler Lotus & Robot i. i. 62 Only the nose-picking disciple kept up his activities.

1977 Custom Car Nov. 52/1 'Odge is a genuine nose-pickin' nutter.

1995 New Yorker 30 Jan. 58/3 The nose-picking numbness of the pictures may have been what Warhol had in mind.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nose-picking
释义	nose-pickingn. Brit. /ˈnəʊzˌpɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnoʊzˌpɪkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nose n., picking n.¹ Etymology: < nose n. + picking n.¹ The action of picking the nose, esp. habitually. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > excretion of mucus > [noun] > action of cleaning nose snuffling1580 sniffling1836 sniff1860 sniffle1880 nose-picking1916 1916 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 12 Jan. 7/3 (advt.) O-Zo-Nol Lets You Stop Nose-Picking. 1930 E. Jensen & F. Jensen tr. A. Adler Educ. Children 253 Does he indulge in nail-biting or nose-picking? 1975 J. Aiken Voices in Empty House iv. 116 The nose-picking in itself made me feel sick... Nobody in polite society ever picked their nose. 1987 D. Healey Time of my Life (1990) ii. 28 The fashion at Oxford in my time was for logical positivism and linguistic philosophy, which I regarded as intellectual nosepicking. 2001 New Scientist 11 Aug. 92/1 Almost the entire sample admitted to nose picking,..with 17 per cent considering they had a serious nose-picking problem. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). nose-pickingadj. Brit. /ˈnəʊzˌpɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnoʊzˌpɪkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nose n., picking adj. Etymology: < nose n. + picking adj. Compare earlier nose-pick n., nose-picker n., and nose-picking n. Of a person: that picks the nose, esp. habitually. Also: that induces nose-picking. ΚΠ 1960 A. Koestler Lotus & Robot i. i. 62 Only the nose-picking disciple kept up his activities. 1977 Custom Car Nov. 52/1 'Odge is a genuine nose-pickin' nutter. 1995 New Yorker 30 Jan. 58/3 The nose-picking numbness of the pictures may have been what Warhol had in mind. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1916adj.1960
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