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snot

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–noun
1. Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
2. Informal. a disrespectful or supercilious person.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; cf. MLG, MD snotte, OE gesnot, Dan snot
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Mucinex®
Dual-release formula breaks up the mucus that causes chest congestion
www.mucinex.com
Mucus
Relax. Take a deep breath. We have the answers you seek.
www.RightHealth.com/Bronchitis
snot   (snŏt)   
n.   Vulgar

  1. Nasal mucus; phlegm.

  2. Slang A person regarded as annoying, arrogant, or impertinent.


[Middle English, from Old English gesnot.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
snot

  1. n.
    nasal mucus. (Crude.) : He sneezed and got snot all over the newspaper.
  2. n.
    a nasty person; an obnoxious person. (Rude and derogatory.) : You needn't be such a snot about it.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

snot 
O.E. gesnot "nasal mucus," from P.Gmc. *snuttan (cf. O.Fris. snotta, M.L.G., M.Du. snotte, M.L.G. snute), from the same base as snout. O.E. also had a verb snite "wipe or pick one's nose." Meaning "despicable person" is from 1809. Snotty "impudent, curt, conceited" first recorded 1870; snotnose "upstart" is from 1941.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

snot (snŏt)
n.
Nasal mucus; phlegm.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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