- snort (v.)
- late 14c., "to snore," probably related to snore. Meaning "breathe through the nose with a harsh sound" first recorded 1520s. Sense of "express contempt" is from 1818. Meaning "to inhale cocaine" is first attested 1935. Related: Snorted; snorting. As a noun, "a drink of liquor" (especially whiskey), from 1889.