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snickers

UK/ˈsnɪkəz//ˈsnɪkəɹz/

snickers is the plural of snicker.

snickers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of snicker.

Meaning of snicker

Noun (1)

snicker (plural snickers)

  1. A stifled or broken laugh.

Noun (2)

snicker (plural snickers)

  1. (rare) A player who snicks the ball.

See all 5 meanings of snicker

Noun capitalized: Snickers

Snickers (plural Snickers or (rare) Snickerses)

  1. A chocolate bar produced by the Mars company, with a peanut, caramel and nougat filling.
    • Over in a corner of the building, amid the packing crates and pallets, the snack bar is doing a land-office business. Burgers, hot dogs, potato chips, Snickerses, some fresh fruit and some tired-looking pastries, soda, and very respectable coffee are being dispensed by a hurried man named Willie...1982 May 25, Paul D. Lehrman, “Advent and departure: A day at the auction”, in Richard M. Gaines, editor, The Boston Phoenix, volume XI, number 21, Boston, Mass.: Media Communications Corporation...
    • From his expression, it seemed that the only thing of importance taking place in the room was his deciding between a Snickers and a Babe Ruth!1987, Jo Ann Algermissen, Couple Diamonds, page 78
    Synonyms:
    Marathon

Synonyms of snickers

Forms of snickers

pluralSnickers
plural (rare)Snickerses

Origin of snickers

Coined in 1930, from the name of a favorite horse owned by the Mars family, from snicker (“to whinny”) + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

Words formed from snickers

Phrases with snickers

Questions about snickers

What does snickers mean?
Snickers means a chocolate bar produced by the Mars company, with a peanut, caramel and nougat filling.
What is snickers the plural of?
Snickers is the plural of snicker.
What part of speech is snickers?
Snickers is a noun.
How do you pronounce snickers?
Snickers is pronounced /ˈsnɪkəz/ (UK).
What is the plural of snickers?
The plural of snickers is Snickers.

Words near snickers in the dictionary

  1. snickerer
  2. snickerers
  3. snickering
  4. snickeringly
  5. snickerings
  6. snickers
  7. Snickers pie
  8. Snickers pies
  9. Snickers salad
  10. Snickers salads
  11. Snickerses

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