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1snoop

intransitive verb \ˈsnüp\

Definition of SNOOP

: to look or pry especially in a sneaking or meddlesome manner
— snoop·er noun

Examples of SNOOP

  1. She locks up her diary to keep her brother from snooping.
  2. Government agencies have been snooping on them for years.
  3. She doesn't want reporters snooping into her personal life.

Origin of SNOOP

Dutch snoepen to buy or eat on the sly; akin to Dutch snappen to snap
First Known Use: 1832

Related to SNOOP

Synonyms
butt in, interlope, intermeddle, intrude, meddle, mess, muck (about or around), nose, obtrude, poke, pry, interfere

Rhymes with SNOOP

bloop, coop, croup, droop, drupe, dupe, goop, group, hoop, loop, loupe, poop, roup, scoop, sloop, soup, stoop, stoup, stupe, swoop, troop, troupe, whoop

2snoop

noun

Definition of SNOOP

: one that snoops
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Examples of SNOOP

  1. No, I didn't read your e-mail. I'm no snoop.
  2. We had a snoop around their apartment.

First Known Use of SNOOP

circa 1890

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