snough

English

Etymology

From blend of sneeze +‎ cough.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /snɒf/
• (General American) enPR: snôf, IPA^(key): /snɔf/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) enPR: snŏf, IPA^(key): /snɑf/
• Rhymes: -ɒf

Noun

snough (plural snoughs)

1. (informal) A simultaneous sneeze and cough.
   • 1978, Redbook: The Magazine for Young Adults - Volume 151 - Page 117:

     "Of a sneeze?" Callie asked, her grinning face appearing in the doorway. "You almost died of a sneeze?" "It was a cough too," Gary explained. "A 'snough' Terrible thing," he muttered, shaking his head and attempting a dignified exit […]

   • 2004, Stephanie Bond, Cover Me - Page 43:

     I inhaled sharply, and got coffee instead of air, which my body expelled with a painful snough (sneeze-cough). Worse, I spilled coffee down the front of my — er, his — snowy-white shirt.

   • 2010, Melody Ayres-Griffiths, Fatticus Faces the Wolf: A Slumber-Time Adventure - Page 233:

     GT Ninety-Nine seemed rather engrossed in his entertainment, and was blissfully unaware of the animal's presence until Fatticus announced himself with a 'snough', his curious combination of a sneeze and a cough.

Anagrams

• shogun, shōgun