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snaccident

/ˈsnæk.sɪ.dənt/

snaccident noun: a snack accident; an instance of a snack being eaten accidentally.

Noun

snaccident (countable and uncountable, plural snaccidents)

  1. (humorous, slang) A snack accident; an instance of a snack being eaten accidentally.
    • Every so often I’d step on the scales or catch my reflection in the mirror and think ‘How the feck did this happen?!’ I didn’t mean to gain weight, it happened by snaccident.2016, Jules Coll, “Introduction”, in Flabyrinth: My Escape from Maximum Insecurity Prison, Dublin: Gill Books, →ISBN, page 5
    • Absentmindedly munching your way through an entire packet of biscuits while engrossed in Netflix could be considered a late night ‘snaccident’ but, for a growing number of people in the UAE, compulsive eating is putting their health at risk.2017 April, Faye Rowe, “The Secret Life of a Binge Eater”, in Emirates Woman, page 102

Forms of snaccident

pluralsnaccidents
alternative formsnackcident

Origin of snaccident

Blend of snack + accident.

Questions about snaccident

What does snaccident mean?
Snaccident means a snack accident; an instance of a snack being eaten accidentally.
What part of speech is snaccident?
Snaccident is a noun.
How do you pronounce snaccident?
Snaccident is pronounced /ˈsnæk.sɪ.dənt/.
What is the plural of snaccident?
The plural of snaccident is snaccidents.

Words near snaccident in the dictionary

  1. snabbled
  2. snabbles
  3. snabbling
  4. snabby
  5. snacc
  6. snaccident
  7. snaccidents
  8. snaccs
  9. snack
  10. snack bar
  11. snack bars

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