• Precisely correct, without any error.

    Unsubtle or overly and clumsily direct. Used when characters in a narrative leave no room for subtext with their eye-rollingly obvious dialogue. Not a general term for bad writing.


    On the nose meaning & definition 1 of On the nose.


  • A precise or exact time or quantitative volume, such as money or weight.
    Expression of satisfaction when a plan or event is successful.
    A synonym for excellent or grand stuff

    On the nose meaning & definition 2 of On the nose.


  • Lacking in substance; vacuous, inane.

    A reference to wine tasting - where all the substance is in the scent of the bouquet, but nothing in the wine itself.

    On the nose meaning & definition 3 of On the nose.

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