big nose
Oversized facial feature
A big nose is a nose noticeably larger than average.
The phrase is straightforward description but can carry insulting weight depending on context.
Historically, big noses have been attributed stereotypically to certain ethnic groups, making the term potentially offensive when used to mock or caricature: The cartoon's big nose was an antisemitic trope.
Someone who sticks their big nose somewhere is prying into others' business.
- schnozSlang term for proboscis
- honkerSlang term for nose
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- prominentEasily noticed or distinguished
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
aquiline · nostrils · snout · proboscis · Cyrano · hooked · bridge · cartilage · profile · nasal bridge · sniff · sniff test · bulbous · crooked · breathing · deviated · septum · rhinoplasty
- physical traitsheight, build, eye color, hair color, skin tone
- body imagebody image, body positivity, body acceptance, body shaming, body shame
- caricaturecaricature art, caricatures, caricaturist, caricaturists, caricature artists
big nosesmall nose
Diminutive olfactory organ
button nose · snub nose · pug nose · turned-up nose · upturned nose
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