snotnosed

American

[snot-nohzd] / ˈsnɒtˌnoʊzd /

adjective

Informal.

impudent; insolent; snotty.

Etymology

Origin of snotnosed

First recorded in 1940–45; snot + nose + -ed ³

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snotnosed

“You couldn’t catch me,” snotnosed Katie said, flouncing away and galumphing loudly down the carpeted stairs.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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