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snicker-snack

snicker-snack interjection: an onomatopoeia of unclear meaning, possibly referring to sharpness, or the sound of a blade cutting through something.

Interjection

  1. (nonce-word) An onomatopoeia of unclear meaning, possibly referring to sharpness, or the sound of a blade cutting through something.
    • One, two! One, two! And through and through / The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! / He left it dead, and with its head / He went galumphing back.1871, Lewis Carroll, Jabberwocky

Origin of snicker-snack

Coined by British author and scholar Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, probably relating to snickersnee.

Questions about snicker-snack

What does snicker-snack mean?
Snicker-snack means an onomatopoeia of unclear meaning, possibly referring to sharpness, or the sound of a blade cutting through something.
What part of speech is snicker-snack?
Snicker-snack is an interjection.

Words near snicker-snack in the dictionary

  1. snickelway
  2. snickelways
  3. snicker
  4. snicker licker
  5. snicker lickers
  6. snicker-snack
  7. snickerdoodle
  8. snickerdoodles
  9. snickered
  10. snickerer
  11. snickerers

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