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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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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. WodehouseThey're bringing a snootful of radiological hell, and that's the damned bayonet-line across the road.
Way of a Rebel|Walter M. MillerThe 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