nose-pickern.

Brit.

/ˈnəʊzˌpɪkə/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊzˌpɪkər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nose n., picker n.¹

Etymology: < nose n. + picker n.¹, after to pick one's nose (see pick v.¹ 2a). Compare earlier nose-picking n. and later nose-picking adj.

A person who picks the nose, esp. with the fingers.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > excretion of mucus > [noun] > action of cleaning nose > person who picks nose

nose-picker1940

1940 Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 15 Oct. 3/1 (advt.) Is Your Child a Nose Picker?

1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren iii. 47 To a nose-picker they chant: Friday, pie-day, Keep your nose tidy.

1998 GQ Aug. 29/1 The Bible clearly states that the city of sodomites is a lousy tourist trap, but it doesn't say anything about the abhorrent metropolis of nose pickers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nose-picker
释义	nose-pickern. Brit. /ˈnəʊzˌpɪkə/, U.S. /ˈnoʊzˌpɪkər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nose n., picker n.¹ Etymology: < nose n. + picker n.¹, after to pick one's nose (see pick v.¹ 2a). Compare earlier nose-picking n. and later nose-picking adj. A person who picks the nose, esp. with the fingers. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > excretion of mucus > [noun] > action of cleaning nose > person who picks nose nose-picker1940 1940 Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 15 Oct. 3/1 (advt.) Is Your Child a Nose Picker? 1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren iii. 47 To a nose-picker they chant: Friday, pie-day, Keep your nose tidy. 1998 GQ Aug. 29/1 The Bible clearly states that the city of sodomites is a lousy tourist trap, but it doesn't say anything about the abhorrent metropolis of nose pickers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1940
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