snootful

[ snoot-fool ]

noun

, Informal.

, plural snoot·fuls.

1. a sufficient amount of liquor to cause intoxication.

Spelling Note

See -ful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of snootful¹

snoot + -ful

Example Sentences

Hamsters given a snootful became immune to COVID.

From Scientific American

The moment I took my first burning snootful, I understood that this was the drug for me.

From Literature

“I took another snootful of the whiskey from the bottle I was carrying away, turned around and went home.”

From Washington Times

Addressing the National Restaurant Association, Ford called the practice “the epitome of American efficiency. Where else can you get an earful, a bellyful and a snootful at the same time?”

From New York Times

Now it would be easy to just figure that old Aunt Nancy had just gotten too much of a snootful of spiked egg nog and shuffle her off to bed.

From Washington Times