Where does “snorbuse” come from?

snorbuse (Swedish) comes from Swedish snor, from Old Swedish snoor.

snorbuse (Swedish): a piece of thick nasal mucus; a booger

Definitions

  1. a piece of thick nasal mucus; a booger

Ancestry of “snorbuse”, step by step

snorbuse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish snor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnorsnot
2Old Swedishsnoor—

via Swedish buse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbusesomeone uncivil and antisocial (usually a male); a ruffian
2Old Norsebassibear
Every word from Old Swedish snoor →
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