THE FIRST WORD

schnozzle

PRONUNCIATION:

(SHNOZ-ul) 

MEANING:

noun: A nose, especially a large one.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Yiddish shnoytsl, diminutive of shnoyts (snout), from German Schnauze (snout), which also gave us the name of the dog breed schnauzer. Earliest documented use: 1930.

USAGE:

"I sneak one long sideways peek at Philip Roth's nose: the sort of schnozzle that put the rhino in rhinoplasty."
Scott Raab; Philip Roth Goes Home Again; Esquire (New York); Oct 7, 2010.