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snoop

[ snoop ]
/ snup /
Informal.

verb (used without object)

to prowl or pry; go about in a sneaking, prying way.

noun

an act or instance of snooping.
a person who snoops.
a private detective.

Words related to snoop

peep, intrude, detective, sleuth, meddler, rubberneck, eavesdropper, snooper, scout, gumshoe, pry, busybody, quidnunc, pragmatist, ferret, stare, spy, poke, peek, interfere

Words nearby snoop

snog, snollygoster, snood, snook, snooker, snoop, snooper, snooperscope, snoopy, snoose, snoot

Origin of snoop

1825–35, Americanism; < Dutch snoepen to take and eat food on the sly

OTHER WORDS FROM snoop

snoop·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for snooped

snoop
/ (snuːp) informal /

verb

(intr; often foll by about or around) to pry into the private business of others

noun

a person who pries into the business of others
an act or instance of snooping

Derived forms of snoop

snoopy, adjective

Word Origin for snoop

C19: from Dutch snoepen to eat furtively
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