snot
English
/snɒt/
noun
Definitions
- (informal) Mucus, especially mucus from the nose.
- (slang) A contemptible child.
- (slang) A mean fellow.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English snot inherited from Old English ġesnot inherited from Proto-Germanic *snuttuz (nasal mucus).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*snuttuz
Gloss
nasal mucus
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bag English
- ball English
- box English
- bull English
- bullsnot English
- face English
- head English
- nose English
- nosed English
- rag English
- snot-nosed English
- snotbag English
- snotball English
- snotbox English
- snotface English
- snothead English
- snotlike English
- snotnose English
- snotrag English
- snotsicle English
- snottie English
- snottily English
- snottiness English
- snotty English
- snotwad English
- wad English
- Schnodder German
- besnot Dutch, Flemish
- snot Dutch, Flemish
- snotaap Dutch, Flemish
- snotneus Dutch, Flemish
- snotolf Dutch, Flemish
- *snuttuz Proto-Germanic
- gesnot Old English
- ġesnot Old English
- snot Middle English
- snot Danish
- snotunge Danish
- snotte Middle Dutch
- *snotto Old Dutch
- snotte Middle Low German