snootful

[ snoot-foo l ]

/ ˈsnut fʊl /

noun, plural snoot·fuls. Informal.

a sufficient amount of liquor to cause intoxication.

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Origin of snootful

snoot + -ful

usage note for snootful

See -ful.

Words nearby snootful

snooper, snooperscope, snoopy, snoose, snoot, snootful, snooty, snooze, snoozefest, snoqualmie falls, snore

Example sentences from the Web for snootful

They're bringing a snootful of radiological hell, and that's the damned bayonet-line across the road.
Way of a Rebel|Walter M. Miller
The rocket launcher hadn't retracted; there was still a rocket in it—with a snootful of Uranium 235.
Way of a Rebel|Walter M. Miller
The truth of the matter being that he is just a plain, ordinary poop and needs a snootful as badly as ever man did.
Right Ho, Jeeves|P. G. Wodehouse