snough

== English == === Etymology === From blend of sneeze +‎ cough. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /snɒf/ (General American) enPR: snôf, IPA(key): /snɔf/ (cot–caught merger) enPR: snŏf, IPA(key): /snɑf/ Rhymes: -ɒf === Noun === snough (plural snoughs) (informal) A simultaneous sneeze and cough. 1978, Redbook: The Magazine for Young Adults - Volume 151 - Page 117: "Of a sneeze?" Callie asked, her grinning face appearing in the doorway. "You almost died of a sneeze?" "It was a cough too," Gary explained. "A 'snough' Terrible thing," he muttered, shaking his head and attempting a dignified exit […] === Anagrams === shogun, shōgun