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snoopy

/ˈsnupi/

snoopy adjective: given to snooping.

Adjective

snoopy (comparative snoopier or more snoopy, superlative snoopiest or most snoopy)

  1. (colloquial) Given to snooping.

Proper noun capitalized: Snoopy

Snoopy

  1. Charlie Brown's pet beagle in the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz; often representing doggish soulfulness.
    • Some dogs will be back porch familiars — beagles with soulful, Snoopy eyes: Dalmatians with spots; bassets with mitten ears; Siberian huskies with wolfish voices; Collies that look just like Lassie.1978 January 20, “A Day For Dogs And Dog Lovers”, in Milwaukee Journal
    • My daughter calls these "Snoopy eyes" after the childlike presentation of the beagle in Schulz's cartoon Peanuts.2005, Russell Dale Guthrie, The nature of Paleolithic art, page 93

Forms of snoopy

comparativesnoopier
comparativemore snoopy
superlativesnoopiest
superlativemost snoopy

Origin of snoopy

From snoop + -y.

Words formed from snoopy

Phrases with snoopy

Words that rhyme with snoopy

2 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about snoopy

What does snoopy mean?
Snoopy means given to snooping.
What part of speech is snoopy?
Snoopy can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce snoopy?
Snoopy is pronounced /ˈsnupi/.

Words near snoopy in the dictionary

  1. snoopish
  2. snoopishness
  3. snoops
  4. snoops around
  5. snoopware
  6. snoopy
  7. Snoopy cap
  8. Snoopy caps
  9. snoos
  10. snoose
  11. snoot

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