body-snotcher

Updated: August 28, 2026

I felt one of the men take hold of my feet, and then I threw the sheet off my face and in a hoarse voice I said, "Say, Mr. Body-snotcher, you can postpone the funeral and bring me a porter-house steak and some fried potatoes." Well, nobody ever saw a couple of men fall over themselves and turn pale, as those fellows did.

George W. (George Wilbur) Peck - How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion: or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887