snizzle
n.— «I remember when Gary coined the word “snizzle”…There just wasn’t a way to describe the stuff that’s not quite snow but not quite drizzle.» —“Former Tulsa meteorologist passes away” KJRH-TV (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Feb. 28, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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