12 August 2015

schnozzola

schno-zoh-luh]

noun, Slang.

1.a nose, especially one of unusually large size.

Also, schnozz, schnozzle [shnoz-uh l], schnoz [shnoz]

Origin of schnoz

1935-1940, Americanism; probably expressive alteration of nose, nozzle; schn- by association with any of several semantically related Yiddish words, e.g. shnabl beak, shnoyts snout, shnuk beak, trunk; for suffix of schnozzola see -ola

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Today’s quote

Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses.

― Plato

On this day

12 August 30BC – Cleopatra VII, last Pharoah of Ancient Egypt, suicides after learning of the suicide of her lover, Mark Antony (after he lost the Battle of Actium to Emperor Octavian). She reportedly allowed herself to be bitten by an asp. Soon after, Egypt became a Roman province under Octavian.

12 August 1964 – death of Ian Fleming, British author of the ‘James Bond’ novels. Born 28 May 1908.

12 August 2009 – death of Les Paul, (born Lester William Polsfuss) American musician and inventor of the solid body electric guitar. The popular Gibson Les Paul was designed in collaboration with him. Born 9 June 1915.