1 C1 slang
(Vulgar, informal) To become or make something completely blocked with nasal mucus.
"I've had this cold for three days and my nose is totally snotted up."
separable
snot up
C1 slang separable transitive/intransitive
A crude informal expression meaning to block the nose with mucus, or to make something covered in mucus.
In plain English
When your nose is completely blocked with snot, or when you make something messy with mucus.
What does "snot up" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To fill up with snot (nasal mucus) — transparent but vulgar.
Actually means
When your nose is completely blocked with snot, or when you make something messy with mucus.
Usage tip
Vulgar and informal. Used to describe a badly blocked nose, typically from a cold. Not appropriate in formal or polite speech. More common in British informal usage.
Words that pair with "snot up"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
nose cold blocked completely
How to conjugate "snot up"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
snot up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
snots up
he/she/it
Past simple
snoted up
yesterday
Past participle
snoted up
have + pp
-ing form
snoting up
continuous
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