snippet

[snip-it]

noun

1. a small piece snipped off; a small bit, scrap, or fragment.

   an anthology of snippets.

2. Informal.,  a small or insignificant person.

snippet

/ ˈsnɪpɪt /

noun

1. a small scrap or fragment

Other Word Forms

• snippetiness noun
• snippety adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of snippet¹

First recorded in 1655–65; snip + -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of snippet¹

C17: from _snip + _-et

Example Sentences

Three months ago, Zach Bryan, a Navy veteran who rose to become the third-most-popular singer in the U.S. last year, teased a snippet of a song on his Instagram.

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“I cannot believe they aired this and made him listen to it live. I am crying,” she wrote, while sharing a snippet of Miller’s Monday interview with Laura Ingraham.

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She believes GPS spoofing may have been responsible for the drones crossing into Polish airspace and cautioned against drawing conclusions based on snippets of information.

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Marshall’s straightforward, reasoned tone pairs well with archival snippets and photos of what life in his era looked like before Thurgood came to town, as the folks he defended would say.

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After the VMAs, Tyler’s daughter Mia Tyler praised her father’s stage comeback, sharing a snippet of the performance to her Instagram.

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Related Words

• bit 
• fragment 
• morsel 
• smidgen