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snigger

[ snig-er ]
/ 藞sn瑟g 蓹r /
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verb (used with or without object), noun
snicker.
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OTHER WORDS FROM snigger

snig路ger路er, nounsnig路ger路ing路ly, adverb

Words nearby snigger

sniff out, sniffy, snifter, snifting valve, snig, snigger, snigging chain, sniggle, sniglet, snip, snipe
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Words related to snigger

affront, belittle, burlesque, caricature, crack, decry, deride, detract, disdain, disparage, dump, fleer, flout, gibe, gird, grin, insult, jeer, jest, lampoon

British Dictionary definitions for snigger

snigger

US and Canadian snicker (藞sn瑟k蓹)

/ (藞sn瑟伞蓹) /
noun
a sly or disrespectful laugh, esp one partly stifled
verb (intr)
to utter such a laugh

Word Origin for snigger

C18: variant of snicker
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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