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snakebit

snakebit adjective: bitten by a snake.

Adjective

snakebit (comparative more snakebit, superlative most snakebit)

  1. (informal) Bitten by a snake.
  2. (informal) Experiencing a period of bad luck; unlucky.
    • Bob was feeling snakebit after losing four games.
  3. (informal) Jumpy, as if expecting to struck by sudden misfortune.
    • This was followed by the BP oil spill, which made him look snakebit.2011 March 25, Peggy Noonan, “The Speech Obama Hasn't Given”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
  4. (slang) Being drunk and high at the same time.

Forms of snakebit

comparativemore snakebit
superlativemost snakebit

Origin of snakebit

From snake + bit.

Questions about snakebit

What does snakebit mean?
Snakebit means bitten by a snake.
What part of speech is snakebit?
Snakebit is an adjective.

Words near snakebit in the dictionary

  1. snakebelly
  2. snakeberries
  3. snakeberry
  4. snakebird
  5. snakebirds
  6. snakebit
  7. snakebite
  8. snakebite and black
  9. snakebite and blacks
  10. snakebites
  11. snakebitten

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