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snootful

[ snoot-fool ]
/ ˈsnut fʊl /
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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
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How to use snootful in a sentence

  • 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

  • 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
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