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schnozzle

n.
UK //ʃnˈɒzəl// schnoz·zle Slang
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Origin

Probably from Yiddish שנויץ (shnoyts, “snout”), cognate to German Schnauze (“snout, muzzle”) and English snout. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests the word may be pseudo-Yiddish coined in English. Attested since 1930.

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