snoop
[ snoop ]
/ snup /
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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.
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Origin of snoop
1825–35, Americanism;<Dutch snoepen to take and eat food on the sly
OTHER WORDS FROM snoop
snooper, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use snoop in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for snoop
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, adjectiveWord Origin for snoop
C19: from Dutch snoepen to eat furtively
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