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snicker

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈsnɪk.ə(ɹ)/(UK)
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/ˈsnɪk.ə(ɹ)/(UK) · /ˈsnɪkɚ/(US)

Definition of snicker

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A stifled or broken laugh.
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noun

  1. A stifled or broken laugh.
  2. (rare)A player who snicks the ball.

verb

  1. (intransitive)To emit a snicker, a stifled or broken laugh.
    “I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, / And in short, I was afraid.”
  2. (transitive)To utter through a laugh of this kind.
  3. To whinny.

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Etymology

US variant of the British snigger, possibly of onomatopoeic origin, similar to Dutch snikken (“to gasp; sob”). The noun is first recorded 1836, from the verb. Compare also Scottish smicker (“to smile or laugh in a sniggering or leery way, smirk”). More at smicker.

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