snatched
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of snatched
First recorded in 1990–95; origin uncertain; possibly from regional American snatching “attractive” (1962); possibly from Black drag culture, where stage performers wear weaves (artificial hairweaves), and if something is amazingly good ( snatched ), it may snatch one's weave off, knock one's socks off (but the connection is unclear)
Example Sentences
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Snatched losing overtime point at Winnipeg to remain quite entertaining for a lottery team.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2022
"He's a nice guy, Danny. Yeah, I like him," Russell told ET when Hudson and Fujikawa made their red carpet debut as a couple at the premiere of "Snatched" in Los Angeles last May.
From Fox News • Oct. 3, 2018
Snatched in Six Weeks, a fitness program that originated in New York, is making its second Los Angeles run starting April 2 at the newly opened HK Fitness in North Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2018
Mo'Nique claimed Amy's 2017 film Snatched only earned slightly more than her own 2016 film Almost Christmas, despite having a much higher budget.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2018
But the choir returned for an encore anyway, with tambourines, to sing: Swing low, sweet Chariot, And scoop me from the mire; Take me up to Glory, Snatched from Eternal Fire.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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