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snip-snaps

snip-snaps is the plural of snip-snap.

Meaning of snip-snap

Noun

snip-snap (plural snip-snaps)

  1. A sharp snapping sound.
  2. (idiomatic) A tart dialogue with quick replies.
    • snip-snap short, and interruption smart1728, [Alexander Pope], “(please specify the page)”, in The Dunciad. An Heroic Poem. […], Dublin; London: […] A. Dodd, →OCLC

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Questions about snip-snaps

What is snip-snaps the plural of?
Snip-snaps is the plural of snip-snap.

Words near snip-snaps in the dictionary

  1. snip-snap
  2. snip-snap-snorem
  3. snip-snap-snorum
  4. snip-snapped
  5. snip-snapping
  6. snip-snaps
  7. snipe
  8. snipe eel
  9. snipe eels
  10. snipe flies
  11. snipe fly

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