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snort

US/snɔɹt/ uncommon obsolete slang uk
verb (5) noun (2)

verb

1.

indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose

  • “she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom”
2.

make a snorting sound by exhaling hard

  • “The critic snorted contemptuously”
3.

inhale recreational drugs

Synonyms
4.
5.

ingest through the nose

  • “The drug addict was snorting cocaine every night”

noun

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Origin

From Middle English snorten, from earlier fnorten, from Old English *fnorettan, related to Middle English snoren, fnoren, from Old English fnora. See snore and sneeze for more on the change from fn- to sn-.

Phrases

  • duck snort

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