snoopy

[ snoo-pee ]
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adjective,snoop·i·er, snoop·i·est.Informal.
  1. characterized by meddlesome curiosity; prying.

Origin of snoopy

1
First recorded in 1890–95; snoop + -y1

Other words from snoopy

  • snoop·i·ly, adverb

Words Nearby snoopy

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How to use snoopy in a sentence

  • They could hear their silent, snoopy hands creeping softly over the stones.

    The Moon Colony | William Dixon Bell
  • This time it was snoopy Sykes, the most voiceless member of the union.

    To Him That Hath | Ralph Connor
  • A great big, two-hundred-pound monster, who simply threw snoopy and Georgie Ross all about the rink.

    To Him That Hath | Ralph Connor
  • Captain Jack and snoopy in the first five minutes actually put in two goals, with that back goal play of theirs.

    To Him That Hath | Ralph Connor
  • Why, the way he mauled little snoopy and Geordie Ross in the first part of the game was perfectly horrid.

    To Him That Hath | Ralph Connor