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  • adjective idiomatic Young and arrogant or conceited.

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  • adjective (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
  • adjective dirty with nasal discharge

Etymologies

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From snot and nosed; evoking a certain stereotype of conceited youth as suffering upper respiratory ailments that result in mucus-filled noses and nasal voices.

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