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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *snūten, from Proto-West Germanic *snūtijan.
Verb
snuten
- to blow one's nose
Inflection
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Descendants
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
snuten m or f
- definite masculine singular of snute
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
snuten m
- definite singular of snute
- definite singular of snut
Swedish
Noun
snuten
- definite singular of snut
- (slang, possibly derogatory) the police (considered collectively)
- Synonyms: Farbror Blå, aina, bängen, grisen, bylingen
Snuten kommer!- The cops are coming!
Usage notes
Sometimes used ironically by police officers themselves. Usually less derogatory compared to other slang terms.
Participle
snuten
- past participle of snyta