schnozzes
Big facial protrusions
Schnozzes is the plural of schnozz, an informal and often humorous word for nose, especially a large or prominent one.
The word comes from Yiddish: Look at the schnozzes on those guys.
Comedian Jimmy Durante was famously nicknamed "The Schnozzola" for his distinctive nose.
Lovesick poet-fighter with prominent proboscis
- PinocchioLying wooden puppet
- prostheticManufactured body substitute
- sight gagJoke told through action
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
exaggeration · bulbous · oversized · slapstick · honking · disguise · Groucho glasses
Facial olfactory organs
- nostrilsBreathing holes in face
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- septumInternal anatomical partition
tips · nasal · proboscis · snouts · beaks · hooters · honkers · conks
Vocal waterfowl species
- beaksHorny bird mouths
- snoutsAnimal nose projections
- conksStrikes on head
- sniffersInformal term for noses
smellers · proboscises · hooters · beezer · bugle · neb · snoot · snozzle
Comic tradition of diaspora
- self-deprecationBelittling oneself deliberately
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- YiddishAshkenazi Jewish language
- identityWho someone is
heritage · caricature · representation · cultural · assimilation · pride · anti-defamation · reclamation
Cyrano
Lovesick poet-fighter with prominent proboscis
- PinocchioLying wooden puppet
- prostheticManufactured body substitute
- sight gagJoke told through action
caricature · exaggeration · bulbous · oversized · slapstick · honking · disguise · Groucho glasses
noses
Facial olfactory organs
- nostrilsBreathing holes in face
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
septum · tips · nasal · proboscis · snouts · beaks · hooters · honkers · conks · smellers
honkers
Vocal waterfowl species
sniffers · smellers · proboscises · hooters · beezer · bugle · neb · snoot · snozzle · hooter
Jewish humor
Comic tradition of diaspora
- self-deprecationBelittling oneself deliberately
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- YiddishAshkenazi Jewish language
identity · heritage · caricature · representation · cultural · assimilation · pride · anti-defamation · reclamation · comedy