Meaning of Sneezer | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Someone who sneezes.
2. A person's nose.
   slang
3. Prison.
   US, dated, slang
4. A snuffbox.
   UK, obsolete, slang
5. A handkerchief.
   UK, obsolete, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“Hay feverites will be interested to know⟳ that Sydney Smith was also a sneezer.”

“In New York and Chicago, laws were passed making it illegal to sneeze⟳ or cough in public without using a handkerchief. Police dutifully hauled sneezers and coughers to court, where they were given stiff fines.”

“He punched me right in the sneezer!”

“‘No cure for lads like⟳ you, is there?’ he said. ‘Except to throw⟳ you in the sneezer.’”

“He has been lagged for beaker hunting, was a mushroom faker, has been on the steel for snamming a wedge sneezer; […]”

“Some person has deprived me of my East Indian silk handkerchief. — What, have⟳ you lost your sneezer?”

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