Meanings
- derogatoryslangUsed as a generic name for an ill-behaved or spoiled child.
If so, I call bullshit...if I can't eat in, say, Bed Bath and Beyond, neither can Little Snotley.
2002 June 26, Patrick M Geahan, “Re: NEWS: AMA endorsing BFing”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet)2 more examples
Yes, there are more critical things to worry about during a power failure than whether little Snotley can watch his cartoons.
2004 August 20, puppet_sock [username], “Re: Lil dullards”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet)If they had told her that Snotley wasn't allowed into the studio, she'd have probably filed a lawsuit, of course.
2006 March 12, 12 March, “Re: a mild rant”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet)Synonyms: Bratley
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounUsed as a generic name for an ill-behaved or spoiled child.
Origin
- Old Englishleah“clearing, meadow”
- EnglishSnotley
snot + -ley, a suffix used in several popular names, including Ashley and Bradley, from Old English leah (“clearing, meadow”).
More words from Old English
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
Snotley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Snotley
“Snotley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Snotley. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Snotley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Snotley.
Source: Snotley on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.