snap-off

[snap-awf, of]

adjective

1. removed or opened by snapping.

   a snap-off lid.

Word History and Origins

Origin of snap-off¹

adj. use of verb phrase snap off

Example Sentences

Unlike Apple’s previously Smart Battery Cases, you may be getting more than just extended life for your phone — the snap-on, snap-off MagSafe pack appears to double as a Qi wireless charger for other devices.

From The Verge

I loved everything about those mail-order snowsuits—the snap-off hoods, the ribbed cuffs—but I especially loved the piping, which ran, as thick as a pipe cleaner, across the yoke of each jacket and down each leg of the pants, like the stripes of a military uniform.

From The New Yorker

The kind of utility knife that has an extendable, snap-off blade might be helpful.

From Washington Post

Even very fine novelists struggle with character, because creating characters that are not just prismatic snap-off versions of oneself happens to be supremely difficult.

From New York Times

She was determined that word about the snap-off equipment not leak out when his uniform was laundered.

From New York Times