schnozzn.

Brit.

/ʃnɒz/, U.S.

/ʃnɑz/

Forms: 1900s– schnoz, 1900s– schnozz, 1900s– shnoz, 1900s– shnozz.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps (i) a borrowing from Yiddish. Or perhaps (ii) formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: Yiddish shnoyts ; schnozzle n.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps (i) < Yiddish shnoyts snout ( < German Schnauze snout n.¹), with the vowel perhaps influenced by that of nozzle n., or perhaps (ii) shortened < schnozzle n.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S. and in Jewish usage).

The nose. In quot. 1927 used as a nickname for members of a U.S. vaudeville trio of the 1920s and 30s, comprising Lou Clayton, Eddie Jackson, and James Francis (‘Jimmy’) Durante (cf. schnozzola n.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > nose > [noun]

noseeOE

naseeOE

nebeOE

billa1000

nesec1175

grunyie?a1513

gnomon1582

nib1585

proboscis1631

handle to (also of, on) one's face1675

snot-gall1685

nozzle1689

bowsprit1690

smeller1699

snitch1699

trunk1699

vessel1813

index1817

conk1819

sneezer1820

scent box1826

snorter1829

snuff-box1829

bugle1847

beak1854

nasal1854

sniffer1858

boko1859

snoot1861

snorer1891

horn1893

spectacles-seat1895

razzo1899

beezer1915

schnozzle1926

schnozzola1929

schnozz1930

snozzle1930

honker1942

hooter1958

1927 Variety 6 July 49/5 Clayton, Jackson and Durante are the attractions and it's like gilding the lily to go into it further... It's Shnoz, Shnoz and Shnozzola right along.]

1930 Variety 23 July 39/5 Plastic operation on Edith Davis' nose was performed in New York last week... Both schnoz and Miss Davis doing splendidly.

1942 A. Kober in New Yorker 13 June 19/1 I see she's not occupied excep' she's powderin' her schnoz.

1973 R. Hayes Hungarian Game iii. 28 ‘You remember what our boy looks like?’ ‘Gray hair, widow's peak, big schnozz, red ski parka and no luggage.’

2010 Mizz 18 Mar. 50/1 A straight nose means you'll be admired by your mates, and if your schnozz has a fleshy tip, you'll be rich!

Phrases

(right) on the schnozz: exactly right; precisely on time; = on the nose at nose n. Phrases 3h.

ΚΠ

1940 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 9 Aug. 31/1 The Tribune's ace handicapper, made a killing at Del Mar yestiddy, picked the first four winners, right on the schnoz.

1949 W. R. Burnett Asphalt Jungle xx. 130 Headlights flashed into the parking-lot, and then went out. ‘This is us, I think,’ said Louis, ‘and right on the schnoz.’

1953 Long Beach (Calif.) Press-Telegram 10 Jan. a8/1 Virginia is the only person I know who predicted the result right on the schnozz.

1967 ‘E. Queen’ Face to Face xxx. 140 Twenty minutes to twelve on the schnozz.

1989 M. Cormany Red Winter xxii. 91 As I waited for him to speak I realized that Buford had called it right on the schnoz. I wished I knew how.

2010 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 10 Sept. (Late Final ed.) c28 Say goodbye to Matisse at 5 on the schnoz and head down to the Bar Room at the Modern.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	schnozz
释义	schnozzn. Brit. /ʃnɒz/, U.S. /ʃnɑz/ Forms: 1900s– schnoz, 1900s– schnozz, 1900s– shnoz, 1900s– shnozz. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps (i) a borrowing from Yiddish. Or perhaps (ii) formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: Yiddish shnoyts ; schnozzle n. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps (i) < Yiddish shnoyts snout ( < German Schnauze snout n.¹), with the vowel perhaps influenced by that of nozzle n., or perhaps (ii) shortened < schnozzle n. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S. and in Jewish usage). The nose. In quot. 1927 used as a nickname for members of a U.S. vaudeville trio of the 1920s and 30s, comprising Lou Clayton, Eddie Jackson, and James Francis (‘Jimmy’) Durante (cf. schnozzola n.). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > nose > [noun] noseeOE naseeOE nebeOE billa1000 nesec1175 grunyie?a1513 gnomon1582 nib1585 proboscis1631 handle to (also of, on) one's face1675 snot-gall1685 nozzle1689 bowsprit1690 smeller1699 snitch1699 trunk1699 vessel1813 index1817 conk1819 sneezer1820 scent box1826 snorter1829 snuff-box1829 bugle1847 beak1854 nasal1854 sniffer1858 boko1859 snoot1861 snorer1891 horn1893 spectacles-seat1895 razzo1899 beezer1915 schnozzle1926 schnozzola1929 schnozz1930 snozzle1930 honker1942 hooter1958 1927 Variety 6 July 49/5 Clayton, Jackson and Durante are the attractions and it's like gilding the lily to go into it further... It's Shnoz, Shnoz and Shnozzola right along.] 1930 Variety 23 July 39/5 Plastic operation on Edith Davis' nose was performed in New York last week... Both schnoz and Miss Davis doing splendidly. 1942 A. Kober in New Yorker 13 June 19/1 I see she's not occupied excep' she's powderin' her schnoz. 1973 R. Hayes Hungarian Game iii. 28 ‘You remember what our boy looks like?’ ‘Gray hair, widow's peak, big schnozz, red ski parka and no luggage.’ 2010 Mizz 18 Mar. 50/1 A straight nose means you'll be admired by your mates, and if your schnozz has a fleshy tip, you'll be rich! Phrases (right) on the schnozz: exactly right; precisely on time; = on the nose at nose n. Phrases 3h. ΚΠ 1940 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 9 Aug. 31/1 The Tribune's ace handicapper, made a killing at Del Mar yestiddy, picked the first four winners, right on the schnoz. 1949 W. R. Burnett Asphalt Jungle xx. 130 Headlights flashed into the parking-lot, and then went out. ‘This is us, I think,’ said Louis, ‘and right on the schnoz.’ 1953 Long Beach (Calif.) Press-Telegram 10 Jan. a8/1 Virginia is the only person I know who predicted the result right on the schnozz. 1967 ‘E. Queen’ Face to Face xxx. 140 Twenty minutes to twelve on the schnozz. 1989 M. Cormany Red Winter xxii. 91 As I waited for him to speak I realized that Buford had called it right on the schnoz. I wished I knew how. 2010 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 10 Sept. (Late Final ed.) c28 Say goodbye to Matisse at 5 on the schnoz and head down to the Bar Room at the Modern. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1930
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