Words & TermsPlaces and regional language
snot block
A vanilla slice or custard slice.
In a sentence
They stopped at the bakery for a pie and a snot block.
Where it came from
A graphic compound of snot and block, jokingly likening the slice's pale custard filling and rectangular shape to the name. ABC recipe, history and broadcast material independently and repeatedly attests snot block for a vanilla slice.
- First recorded
- 2014
- Initial era
- 2000–today
- Where used
- Especially Victoria; understood more widely
- Use today
- Current