Schnösel

Meaning

1. (colloquial, derogatory, masculine, strong) a young man who is brash and presumptuous
2. (colloquial, derogatory, masculine, strong) dandy, snob, someone conceited, smug, unctuous (of any age)

Concepts

snob

Synonyms

Snob

Schickimicki

eitler Pfau

feiner Pinkel

Geck

Großtuer

Piefke

Stutzer

Wichtigtuer

Adonis

Schönling

Lackaffe

Tugendbold

Beau

Gesellschaftslöwe

selbstgefälliger Mensch

Fant

Stenz

Pomadenhengst

Schicki

Angeber

lackierter Affe

Dandy

Fatzke

Translations

snob

esnob

snob

pijo

snob

ψηλομύτης

esnobe

snob

siútico

paltón

pituco

fazilet

مُتَعَالٍ

kendini beğenmiş

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃnøːzl̩/

Etymology

19th century, from Low German Snösel, Snäsel (18th c.). The sense “snotnose”, which Pfeifer considers original, is of very limited attestation and not mentioned at all by early sources such as the Low German dictionaries of Dähnert (1780) and Schütze (1806). Nevertheless it is plausible to associate the onset S(ch)n- with words like Schnabel (“beak”, cf. Grünschnabel), Schnute (“snout”), Schnodder (“snot”, cf. schnodderig). The latter portion of the word seems to be derived from, or at least influenced by, Low German unnösel (cognate of Dutch onnozel). This adjective has a variety of negative meanings ranging from “naive, silly” to “brazen, ill-mannered”, all of which fit the sense “presumptuous young man” well. Cognate with Dutch sneuzel (“greenhorn”), which is a recent acquisition from eastern dialects, however.