on the nose
1. Precisely correct, without any error.
2. Unsubtle or overly and clumsily direct. Used when characters in a narrative leave no room for subtext with their eye-rollingly obvious dialogue. Not a general term for bad writing.
2. Unsubtle or overly and clumsily direct. Used when characters in a narrative leave no room for subtext with their eye-rollingly obvious dialogue. Not a general term for bad writing.
Example:
1. Guess how many beans in this jar. Forty thousand and one? On the nose, ladies and gentlemen!
2. Excuse me, but I don't quite think we should have Helga say "I am sad. I hate you and you smell." It's a bit on the nose.
1. Guess how many beans in this jar. Forty thousand and one? On the nose, ladies and gentlemen!
2. Excuse me, but I don't quite think we should have Helga say "I am sad. I hate you and you smell." It's a bit on the nose.
on the nose with
This is an exaggerated suggestion to someone who is overly emotional regarding a perceived slight. So do you want to hit him on the nose with a tire iron cause he looked at you?
nosed
Nosed
Nosed
Another word for "drunk", "smashed", "hammered", "sauced", "wasted", etc.
(Usually said while tapping your nose.)
(Usually said while tapping your nose.)
Nosed
to be drunk or wasted, the new word used when describing be hammered. Mainly changed to nosed so parents and other people wouldn't know what your talking about. While saying how nosed you are, or how you want to get nosed you usually tap your nose repeatedly to get across your point.