Etymology

sniggle

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Today it means: To chortle or chuckle; snicker. Full definition →

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sniggle · verb1

From an alteration (perhaps due to giggle) of snigger, itself a variant of snicker.

sniggle · verb2

See snig (“a kind of eel”) + -le (frequentative verbal suffix).

sniggle · verb3

From snig or an alteration of snag + -le.

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