snootful

== English == === Etymology === From snoot +‎ -ful. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈsnuːtfʊl/ === Noun === snootful (plural snootfuls) (informal) A noseful. (informal) A significant ingested quantity of an alcoholic beverage. 1987 May 22, John Gross, "Books of the Times" (review of The Paris Edition by Waverley Root), New York Times (retrieved 1 Nov 2011): [H]e recalls most of his colleagues and their rough-and-tumble exploits. Spencer Bull, for instance, who was a good reporter with one weakness . . . "He lost the ability to distinguish between fact and fantasy when he had a snootful." ==== Derived terms ==== have a snootful ==== Translations ====