noseplug

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

nose +‎ plug

Noun[edit]

noseplug (plural noseplugs)

  1. A plug placed in the nose, usually to prevent accidental inhalation of water when swimming
    • 2009 January 22, Verlyn Klinkenborg, “Season of the Chullo”, in New York Times[1]:
      I see men and women wearing earmuffs that look like noseplugs.