Dictionary: SNE – SNN

► SNEAK n. 1. a schoolchild who tells tales or informs on his or her fellows → 1840 UK school sl.
n. 2. a soft-soled shoe; a running shoe; a trainer → 1862 UK sl.
vb. 1. to tell tales; to inform on; orig. of a child: to tell a teacher about the wrongdoings of another pupil → 1897 Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to break into a building → 1949 US sl.
vb. 3. to show a movie unexpectedly to an audience in order to assess its appeal → 1960 US movie studio usage
► SNEAK-AND-PEAK adj. 1. designed to be quiet → 1973 US sl.
adj. 2. undertaken for the purpose of reconnaissance → 1974 US sl.
► SNEAK A PEAK vb. to take a look at something or someone → 1999 US sl.
► SNEAKBILL adj. mean, paltry, sneaking → 1611 obs.
n. a term of contempt; a mean, paltry,  sneaking fellow; a starved or thin-faced person → 1562 obs.
► SNEAKER n. 1. a private or surreptitious drink → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 2. a smuggler → 1956 US sl.
n. 3. a person engaged in an illegal enterprise who does not pay a regular bribe to the police but does when confronted → 1973 US sl.
n. 4. a linear amplifier for a citizens’ band radio → 1977 US sl.
n. 5. in hot rodding or motor racing: an usually large tire → 1992 US sl.
► SNEAKER BITCH n. a person who is too focused on conspicuous consumption, such as high priced trainers → 1989 US sl.
► SNEAKERNET vb. in computing: to carry a disk from one computer to another → 1991 US sl.
► SNEAKERS n. 1. eyeglasses → 1967 Amer. dial. 
n. 2. tires → 1998 sl. (Bk.)
n. 3. car wheel rims → 2003 US sl.
► SNEAK GO n. any secretive action → 1989 Aust. sl.
► SNEAK-IN n. a bar that surreptitious remains open after the legal closing time → 1951 US sl.
► SNEAKINS-MEAKINS adj. mean → 1905 Amer. dial.
n. a mean person → 1905 Amer. dial.
► SNEAK JOB n. housebreaking → 1996 UK sl.
► SNEAK ONE OVER (ON) vb. to cheat; to deceive → L19 sl., orig. US
► SNEAK OUT ON vb. to be sexually unfaithful to one’s mate or spouse → 20C US colloq.
► SNEAKS n. rubber-soled sports shoes → 1895 Amer. sl.
► SNEAKSBY n. a mean-spirited person; a cowardly, creeping scoundrel; a paltry fellow; a sneak → 1580
► SNEAKY adj. 1. underhanded or secretive → 1833
adj. 2. fussy or finicky about eating → 1914 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. used of a recording device, easily hidden → 1982 US sl.
► SNEAKY BEAKY adj. spying → 1995 UK sl.
n. a spy → 1995 UK sl.
► SNEAKY MAN n. a married woman’s adulterous sexual partner → 1982 Bahamas sl.
► SNEAKY PETE n. 1. a cheap fortified wine sold in pint bottles called ‘jugs’ → 1943 Amer. sl.
n. 2. any cheap and inferior wine → 1943 Amer. sl.
n. 3. inferior liquor, often homebrewed; moonshine; any potent, potentially fatal, alcoholic concoction, favoured by those whose need outweighs their ability to pay → 1947 US sl.
n. 4. marijuana mixed in wine → 1955 US sl.  
n. 5. an unannounced in-flight examination by a crew that boards the plane just before take-off → 1963 US sl.
n. 6. a furtive, underhanded person → 1968 Amer. dial. 
n. 7. a member of a US Army long-range reconnaissance patrol unit → 1990 US sl.
n. 8. in pool: an expert player’s custom cue, designed to look like an ordinary cue → 1993 US sl.
► SNEAP vb. to prowl, to sneak; to spy → 1854 Amer. dial. 
► SNECK n. a latch → 1851 Amer. dial. 
vb. to latch → 1950 Amer. dial. 
► SNEEDER n. a dragonfly → 1950 Amer. dial.
► SNEER vb. to speak of a person or thing with scorn, contempt, or disparagement → 1706 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► SNEETERED adj. tricked; deceived → 2005 Amer. dial. 
► SNEEZE n. 1. old term for snuff → 20C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a release of intestinal gas, esp. if forceful → 20C US euphemism
n. 3. a short interval of time; a short distance → 1938 Amer. dial.
n. 4. pepper → 1981 US sl.
vb. to arrest someone → 1950 US sl.
► SNEEZE AND SQUEEZE n. cocaine and sex → 1984 US sl.
► SNEEZED adj. arrested, apprehended detained; kidnapped → 1912 US criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
► SNEEZE EVERY TIME ANOTHER TAKES SNUFF vb. to follow another’s lead in servile fashion → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► SNEEZE-HORN n. 1. a snuff-box made of the tip of a horn → 1806 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the nose → 1872 Eng. dial.
► SNEEZE IN THE BASKET n. an act of cunnilingus → 20C US sl.
► SNEEZE-LURK n. a style of robbing where a robber would blow snuff into a victim’s face → 19C Brit. sl.
► SNEEZE OUT vb. to confess → 1996 UK sl.
► SNEEZER n. 1. a snuffbox → 20C Brit. sl.
n. 2. something excellent → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 3. the nose → 1945 US sl.
n. 4. a jail or prison → 1953 US sl.
n. 5. in marketing: a person whose opinion the listens to and trusts → 2000 US sl.
► SNEEZING POWDER n. heroin → 1958 US sl.
► SNEFU n. “Situation Normal, Everything Fucked-Up” – describing a situation where everything is confused as usual → 20C
► SNEPE adj. foolish, silly → 1250
► SNERTING n. sexual harassment by men → 1990 Amer. sl.
► SNIB vb. to possess carnally → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► SNIBBLE n. a scrap; a small piece → 1950 Amer. dial.
► SNIBBLE-NOSE n. 1. one who sniffs → 1746 Eng. dial. 
n. 2. one who would save even the droppings of his nose; a term of reproach for a mean-spirited, covetous person; a niggardly miser → 1746 Eng. dial. 
n. 3. a nose that requires wiping; a snotty nose → 1777 Eng. dial. obs. 
► SNIBBLING adj. dark, cloudy, rainy → 1927 Amer. dial. 
► SNICH n. 1. the nose → L17 UK criminals’ sl.
n. 2. a blow on the nose → L17
n. 3. an informer → L18 sl.
n. 4. a contemptible person → 1910 sl.
► SNICKELTYFRITZ n. a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly → 1916 Amer. dial.
► SNICKETYFRITZ n. a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly → 1916 Amer. dial.
► SNICKLEFRITZ n. a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly → 1905 Amer. dial.
► SNICKET n. 1. a miser, a stingy, saving person → 1703 Eng. dial. obs.
n. 2. a narrow passage between buildings; an alley → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 3. a pert, saucy, forward girl; a term of reproach for a little girl; a naughty child; a dirty, careless, impudent woman → 1867 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a very small piece of anything; anything small and insignificant → 1887 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a short distance → 1888 Eng. dial.
► SNICKLE vb. to snicker → 1881 Amer. dial. 
► SNICK-UP int. an exclamation of contempt →  begone, away with you, go and be hanged → 1601 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 1. a hangman’s rope, a halter → 1623 obs.
n. 2. a sneeze, a sneezing fit → 1692 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 3. a hiccup → 1829 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 4. an indefinable illness, not easily cured; a slight ailment → 1830 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to hiccup → 19C Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to sneeze → 19C Eng. dial.
► SNIDDY adj. of low quality, bad, inferior, unsatisfactory → 1890 sl.
► SNIDDYDID n. a grasshopper → 1970 Amer. dial. 
► SNIDE adj. 1. false, counterfeit, sham, bogus; hence, mean, contemptible, underhand; nasty, esp. in an insinuating way → 1859 UK
adj. 2. of low quality, bad, inferior, unsatisfactory → 1890 sl.
adv. secretly; deceitfully → 2002 UK sl.
n. 1. a cunning person; an untrustworthy person; a wretched man; a hateful fellow; a contemptible person; an informer: a two-faced, underhand person; someone who isn’t what he seems; a phony; a mean, dishonest person → 1874
n. 2. counterfeit jewellery or money → 1885 sl.
n. 3. a nasty remark; a side-swipe; a back-stabbing below-the-belt comment → 1902
n. 4. sixpence →  1903 sl. (Bk.)
n. 5. a cheat or swindler → 1919 sl.
n. 6. a stolen pearl → 1933 Aust. sl.
► SNIDER n. a tailor → L17 sl.
► SNIDEY adj. 1. false, counterfeit, sham, bogus; hence, mean, contemptible, underhand → 1859 UK
adj. 2. of low quality, bad, inferior, unsatisfactory → 1890 sl.
adj. 3. sneering; disdainful; contemptuous → 1964 UK sl.
► SNIDEY UP vb. to adulterate drugs; to prepare fake drugs for sale → 1996 UK sl.
► SNIDY adj. of low quality, bad, inferior, unsatisfactory → 1890 sl.
► SNIFF n. 1. a small amount; a bit → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 2. cocaine, a dose of cocaine → M20 US drug culture sl.
n. 3. drugs in general; a dose of drugs → M20 US drug culture
n. 4. a sycophant → 1968 US sl.
n. 5. any solvent that can be inhaled for its psychoactive effect → 1974 US sl.
n. 6. a girlfriend → 2002 UK sl.
vb. to inhale or sniff cocaine; to ingest drugs by nasal inhalation → 1925 UK sl.
► THE SNIFF n. a recreational hunt for sexually attractive company → 1998 UK sl.
► SNIFFED-UP adj. under the influence of cocaine → 1999 UK sl.
► SNIFFER n. 1. the nose → 1858 sl.
n. 2. a cocaine user or addict; a person who inhales drugs or chemicals → 1920 US drug culture sl.
n. 3. a handkerchief → 1945 US sl.
n. 4. an ampoule of amyl nitrite → 1970 US sl.
n. 5. a claims investigator of unemployment and other benefit fraud → 1982 UK sl.
n. 6. a device placed on a vehicle’s exhaust pipe to measure the pollutants in the emission → 1993 US sl.
n. 7. a computer program that surreptitiously records user passwords and other log-in data → 1994 US sl.
n. 8. an outsider who tries to be part of the pornography industry → 1995 US sl.
► SNIFFER AND SNORTER n. a reporter → 1998 UK rhyming sl.
► SNIFFER BAG n. small bag of heroin intended for inhaling → 2002 US sl.
► SNIFFINGS n. any industrial solvent that is inhaled for its psychoactive effect → 1984 US sl.
► SNIFFING SNOW n. cocaine → 2000 UK sl.
► SNIFFLER n. 1. a strong, smart, or brisk breeze or wind → 1768
n. 2. a trifler, a driveller; a person of little ability or energy → 1825 Sc.
► SNIFFLES n. a slight cold characterized by nasal congestion and discharge → 1825 sl.
► SNIFF OUT vb. to seek as if by following a scent → 1940 Amer. sl.
► SNIFF QUEEN n. a homosexual who is a heavy user of amyl nitrite or butyl nitrite during sex → 1972 US sl.
► SNIFFY adj. scornful, disdainful; haughtily fastidious; fault-finding → 1871 sl.
► SNIFTER adj. excellent; first-rate → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 1. a small drink of alcoholic liquor; hence, a brandy glass; generally, a glass for spirits → 1844 US 
n. 2. a nose → 1893 Amer. dial. 
n. 3. a cocaine user or addict → 1925 Amer. drug culture sl.
n. 4. a single inhaled dose of cocaine → 1930 US drug culture sl.
n. 5. one who takes snuff by sniffing it up the nose → 1950 Amer. dial. 
► SNIFTY adj. 1. disdainful, haughty, conceited, fault-finding; petty, mean → 1871 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. having a pleasant or agreeable smell → 1891 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. excellent; first-rate → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. an insignificant person → 1660 Sc. obs.
► SNIFTY-SNIDEY adj. a slang expression for supercilious, disdainful → 19C Eng. dial.
► SNIG vb. to drag something heavy by means of ropes or chains → 1897 Aust. sl.
► SNIGGLEFRITZ n. a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly → 1905 Amer. dial.
► SNILCH vb. to eye or see someone or something; to look at anything attentively; to watch closely → 1676 cant obs.
► SNIP n. 1. something that is easily achieved or done; a certainty; a simple task → 1890 UK sl.
n. 2. an insignificant person → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
n. 3. a bargain; something cheap → 1926 UK sl.
n. 4. a thing that is more fortunate, excellent, or pleasing that might normally be expected → 1952 UK sl.
n. 5. a ticket collector → 1970 UK sl.
vb. to borrow money on short notice → 1989 Aust. sl.
► THE SNIP n. any invasive medical procedure that sterilises a patient, as a vasectomy, etc. → 2001 UK sl.
► SNIPCOCK n. a male Jew → 1950 Brit. sl.
► SNIPE n. 1. a term of contempt → E17 Brit.
n. 2. a cigarette or cigar butt → 1889 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a mosquito → 1916 Amer. dial., jocular usage
n. 4. an engine-room hand, aircraft mechanic, or other below-decks crew member → 1920 US Navy usage
n. 5. a gullible person; a dupe → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 6. the butt of a marijuana cigarette → 1969 US sl.
n. 7. a sniper’s hide → 1979 Northern Ireland sl.
n. 8. the nose → 2002 UK sl.
vb. 1. to steal or take without permission → 1909 sl., chiefly Amer.
vb. 2. to snoop; to spy on someone → 1933 Amer. dial.  
vb. 3. to disparage someone → 1980 US sl.
► SNIPE-HUNTER n. a person who picks up cigar or cigarette butts from the street → 1882 Amer. dial. 
► SNIPE-SHOOTER n. a person who picks up cigar or cigarette butts from the street → 1891 Amer. dial. 
► SNIPER n. 1. a cigar or cigarette butt → 1965 Amer. dial. 
n. 2. a sexually promiscuous girl of limited intellect → 1982 Bahamas sl.
n. 3. a person who posts inflammatory attacks on the Internet → 2001 US sl.
► SNIPOCRACY n. the tailoring profession, or its leading members → 1861
► SNIPPENY adj. vain, conceited → 1945 US Western sl. (Bk.)
► SNIPPER-SNAPPER adj. small, insignificant → 19C Eng. dial.
n. a small, insignificant, conceited fellow; an impertinent youth; an effeminate young fellow → 1590 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► SNIPPET n. 1. a bit → M17
n. 2. copulation → 20C Brit. sl.
n. 3. the female genitals → 20C Brit. sl.
► SNIPPISH adj. vain, conceited → 1945 US Western sl. (Bk.)
► SNIPPLE n. a scrap; a small piece → 1948 Amer. dial.
► SNIPPY adj. 1. parsimonious → 18C UK 
adj. 2. impatient, argumentative → 1848 colloq.
adj. 3. vain, conceited → 1945 US Western sl. (Bk.)
► SNIPS n. any cutting tool, as scissors or wire cutters → 1962 US
► SNIPSLE n. a scrap; a small piece → 1950 Amer. dial.
► SNIPSNAP n. tart dialogue, quick replies → 1945 US Western sl. (Bk.)
► SNIPTIOUS adj. 1. spruce, attractive; fastidious; lively, pert → 1827 Amer. dial. 
adj. 2. vain, conceited → 1945 US Western sl. (Bk.)
► SNIRP n. an insignificant person → 19C Brit. sl.
► SNIRT n. a stormy mixture of snow and dirt → 1957 Amer. dial.
vb. to precipitate as a mixture of snow and dirt → 1957 Amer. dial. 
► SNIRTLE n. a suppressed laugh; a sneer → 1834 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. 
vb. to laugh in a quiet, suppressed, or restrained manner; to snigger; to sneer → 1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. 
► SNIT n. 1. a small amount → 1867 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a fit of angry agitation; a mild temper tantrum; a fit of sulking → 1939 US sl.
n. 3. among Nova Scotians of German descent: an apple slice → 1999 Can. sl.
► SNITCH n. 1. the nose → 1700 sl. 
n. 2. a blow on the nose → 1700 sl. 
n. 3. an informer, esp. a police informer → 1785 UK sl. 
n. 4. a person or anything considered notably excellent, attractive, strong, etc. → 1900 Aust. & NZ sl., mainly juvenile 
n. 5. a contemptible person; one who is petty, stingy, or mean → 1905 Amer. dial. 
n. 6. a small amount; a bit → 1912 Amer. dial. 
n. 7. grudge, hostility, bad feeling → 1940 NZ sl. 
n. 8. a grudge → 1940 NZ sl. 
n. 9. a piece of information supplied by a police informer → 2002 UK sl. 
vb. 1. to inform, to betray, to turn King’s/Queen’s evidence → L18 sl. 
vb. 2. to see, to watch; to spy → 1902 thieves’ sl.  (Bk.)
vb. 3. to steal, to take → 1904 sl. 
vb. 4. to arrest → 1990 Aust. sl. 
vb. 5. to shoot a marble → 1992 Norfolk Island sl. 
► SNITCH-ASS adj. untrustworthy, tale-telling → 1980 African-American sl. 
► SNITCHBALL n. any game played by those inmates, among them informers, who live in protective segregation → 1990 US prison sl. 
► SNITCH BOX n. an in-house prison post box → 1992 US prison sl. 
► SNITCH-CAT n. a child who is always telling on other children → 1965 Amer. dial. 
► SNITCHEL n. a blow on the nose → L17 sl. 
vb. to hit on the nose → L17 sl. 
► SNITCHER adj. first-rate, excellent, attractive → 1930 Aust. & NZ sl. 
n. 1. a member of a set of fashionable young men or ‘bloods’ → L18 sl. 
n. 2. an informant; a telltale → L18 
n. 3. a person or anything considered notably excellent, attractive, strong, etc. → 1900 Aust. & NZ sl. 
n. 4. a detective → 1900 sl. 
n. 5. a newspaper reporter or columnist, a writer → 1930 African-American sl. 
n. 6. a petty thief → 1930 sl. 
n. 7. a dislike; a grudge; hostility; bad feeling → 1940 NZ sl. 
n. 8. a metal detector → 1950 US sl. 
► SNITCHERS n. handcuffs, esp. strings used in place of handcuffs → M19 Sc. 
► SNITCHES n. handcuffs → L19 sl. 
► SNITCHING adj. 1. informing → E19 sl. 
adj. 2. stealing → 1930 US sl. 
► SNITCHING-RASCAL n. an informer → 19C sl. 
► SNITCH JACKET n. a reputation for being an informer → 1973 US sl. 
► SNITCH KITE n. a note sent by a prisoner to prison authorities, informing on other prisoners → 2000 US prison sl. 
► SNITCHOFF vb.  to inform, to betray → 18C 
► SNITCHOUT vb.  to inform, to betray → 18C 
► SNITCH-PAD n. a notebook → 1930 African-American sl. 
► SNITCH-RAG n. a handkerchief → 1940 sl. 
► SNITCH-SHEET n. a newspaper → 1930 African-American sl. 
► SNITCHY adj. 1. mean, stingy → 1905 Amer. dial. 
adj. 2. tetchy, ill-tempered, irritable → 1970 NZ sl.
► SNITE ONE’S SNITCH vb. to wipe one’s nose → L18 sl. 
► SNIT-FIT n. a fit of angry agitation → 1978
► SNITS n. slices or sections of fruit, esp. apples dried in slices → 1848 Amer. dial. 
► SNITTY adj. bad-tempered → 1978 US sl. 
► SNITZ n. slices or sections of fruit, esp. apples dried in slices → 1886 Amer. dial. 
► SNITZY adj. elegant, smart, snazzy, excellent → 20C US sl. 
► SNIV int. nonsense! humbug! rubbish! → E19 sl. 
vb. to hold one’s tongue → E19 sl. 
► SNIVER ► SNIVVER prep. immediately after → 1860 Amer. dial. 
► SNIVY n. a contrary or unreasonable person → 1911 Amer. dial. 
► SNIZZLE vb. to have sexual intercourse → 1910 sl.