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snoop

UK/snuːp/ US/ˈsnup/ fairly common slang uk
verb (1) noun (1)

verb

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noun

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a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others

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Origin

From Dutch snoepen (“to pry, eat in secret, sneak”) or maybe Old Norse snópa (“to idle about dismally”), or (“to use a blood found”). Related to Dutch and Low German snappen (“to bite, seize”), Dutch snavel (“beak, bill, pecker, neb”), German Schnabel (“beak, bill, mouth”). More at snap.

Phrases

  • snoop around

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