snot-nosed
Young and cocky
Snot-nosed describes someone young, immature, and presumptuous—the kind of kid whose nose runs and who hasn't earned the right to an opinion: some snot-nosed intern telling me how to do my job.
The image is of a child too careless or inexperienced to even wipe their own nose.
Often paired with kid, brat, or punk.
Rudely presumptuous
- impudentDisrespectfully bold
- cheekyPlayfully disrespectful
- saucyBoldly disrespectful, often playfully
- sassyBoldly irreverent in manner
fresh · disrespectful · mouthy · lippy · audacious · brazen · bold · flippant
Immature in manner
- juvenileYoung person or animal
- inexperiencedLacking practical knowledge
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- callowYouthfully naive and untested
green · fledgling · unseasoned · raw · youthful · puppyish · infantile · unsophisticated
Ruined or overindulged
- whinyInclined to complain
- petulantChildishly bad-tempered
- poutySullen in expression
- temperamentalEasily upset, unpredictable
willful · mischievous · impish · naughty · troublesome · pesky · demanding · tantrum
Showing open contempt
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
- scoffingMocking with contempt
- mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
- derisiveExpressing contemptuous ridicule
superior · haughty · condescending · dismissive · snooty · snobbish · pompous · supercilious
impertinent
Rudely presumptuous
sassy · fresh · disrespectful · mouthy · lippy · audacious · brazen · bold · flippant · smart-alecky
childish
Immature in manner
- juvenileYoung person or animal
- inexperiencedLacking practical knowledge
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
callow · green · fledgling · unseasoned · raw · youthful · puppyish · infantile · unsophisticated · untried
spoiled
Ruined or overindulged
temperamental · willful · mischievous · impish · naughty · troublesome · pesky · demanding · tantrum · contrary
disdainful
Showing open contempt
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
- scoffingMocking with contempt
- mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
derisive · superior · haughty · condescending · dismissive · snooty · snobbish · pompous · supercilious · scornful
snot-nosedseasoned
Flavored or battle-tested
experienced · veteran · mature · worldly · grizzled
snot-nosedhumble
Unassuming about oneself
respectful · modest · deferential · well-mannered · unassuming
snot-nosedclean
Free of soil
well-groomed · tidy · presentable · immaculate · polished
nose, nosy, snout, snotty, nostril, snot, noses, nosed, nosebleed