Etymology

snickle

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Today it means: Suppressed or sly laughter; snigger. Full definition →

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snickle · noun, verb1

Variant of sniggle.

snickle · noun, verb2

Unknown. Perhaps from sneck (“a latch; catch”) + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare snack (“to snap; click”), snatch.

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