Snot

Definitions

1. Mucus, especially mucus from the nose.
   informal, uncountable
2. A contemptible child.
   countable, slang
3. A mean fellow.
   countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable
4. The flamed out wick of a candle.
   Northern-England, countable, dialectal, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Once, I remember⟳, the little fair-haired boy had a choking fit at dinner, and a stream of snot ran out of his nose on to his plate in a way horrible to see⟳.”

“With no warning a gang of little snots — none larger or older than I was — threw me to the ground, pulled my knickers below my knees — without any explanation, and allowed me to get⟳ up.”

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