snot-nosed: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    USUKAUCAglobalneutralinformal
    • Having visible nasal mucus; having a runny or dirty nose.

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    • The toddler came inside with a snot-nosed face after playing in the rain.

      The toddler came inside with a snot-nosed face after playing in the rain.

    • She wiped the snot-nosed child’s nose before he went back to class.

      She wiped the snot-nosed child’s nose before he went back to class.

    • During the cold winter, many kids showed up at school snot-nosed and coughing.

      During the cold winter, many kids showed up at school snot-nosed and coughing.

    • He looked snot-nosed and tired, clearly coming down with a cold.

      He looked snot-nosed and tired, clearly coming down with a cold.

  • 2.

    USUKglobalinformalderogatorypejorative
    • Derogatory term for a young person regarded as immature, rude, insolent, or inexperienced.

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    • Don’t mind that snot-nosed kid; he’s just new and doesn’t know the rules yet.

      Don’t mind that snot-nosed kid; he’s just new and doesn’t know the rules yet.

    • You can tell by his attitude that he’s a snot-nosed rookie who hasn’t earned respect yet.

      You can tell by his attitude that he’s a snot-nosed rookie who hasn’t earned respect yet.

    • The manager dismissed the snot-nosed intern’s suggestion without much consideration.

      The manager dismissed the snot-nosed intern’s suggestion without much consideration.

  • 3.

    USUKglobalinformalslangvulgar
    • An insulting epithet used to express contempt for a person, regardless of age, implying that they are obnoxious, contemptible, or undeserving of respect.

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    • I can’t stand that snot-nosed brat who always talks back to the teachers.

      I can’t stand that snot-nosed brat who always talks back to the teachers.

    • He called his rival a snot-nosed fool during the heated argument.

      He called his rival a snot-nosed fool during the heated argument.

    • Stop acting like a snot-nosed punk and show some respect for once.

      Stop acting like a snot-nosed punk and show some respect for once.

Examples:

  • EN: Watch snot-nosed kids while their parents paint the town.
    ES: Vigilar a mocosos mientras sus padres van de fiesta.
  • EN: Get out of here, you snot-nosed fool!
    ES: Irse
  • EN: He wanted to bring me up like a snot-nosed kid... and tell me what to do.
    ES: Quería educarme como si fuera una mocosa... y decirme lo que tenía que hacer.
  • EN: I hate to have to tell you as it's my own nephew, but it's this snot-nosed kid.
    ES: Odio tener que decírtelo, porque es mi propio sobrino. Ha sido este mocoso.
  • EN: Damn snot-nosed kid.
    ES: Maldito niño mocoso.
  • EN: And how can you allow me to perform before a bunch of 12-year-old snot-nosed brats?
    ES: ¿Y cómo puedes permitirme realizar ante un puñado de mocosos de 12 años?
  • EN: He's been the bagman... for certain... public servants... since I was a snot-nosed kid.
    ES: Ha sido cobrador de ciertos... funcionarios públicos... desde que yo era un mocoso.
  • EN: These days, a cop kills a hoodlum on the street he might as well just dump the body some place. Because those snot-nosed young bastards down at the DA's office will crucify them one way or another.
    ES: Ahora un policía le dispara a un matón en la calle... y mejor será que tire el cuerpo en algún sitio, porque esos jodidos bastardos... de la oficina del fiscal del distrito te acabarán crucificando.
  • EN: I knew the minute he saw we were replacing him with that snot-nosed kid, it would be such a blow to his ego...
    ES: Sabía que el ver que lo reemplazábamos... por ese mocoso sería un gran golpe para su ego...
  • EN: Okay, Shawn, take it easy, he's just a snot-nosed kid.
    ES: Calma, Shawn. El es un simple mocoso pero el viejo es muy especial en América.
  • EN: You snot-nosed shit! Goddamn it!
    ES: ¡Eres un mocoso engreído!
  • EN: I'm not having no kid that worked for me snot-nosed out of high school telling me how to run my brewery.
    ES: No soportaré que un mocoso altanero que trabajó para mí me diga cómo dirigir mi cervecería.
  • EN: You're still a snot-nosed kid.
    ES: Sigues siendo un mocoso altanero.
  • EN: Is a little snot-nosed Mexican kid... shut up.
    ES: - no hay más que un mocoso mexicano... - Cállate.
  • EN: It's not for rich-assed, snot-nosed kids dragging' on the Orange Belt.
    ES: No es para mocosos ricachones que quieren jugar un rato.

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