Etymology

snip

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Today it means: To cut with short sharp actions, as with scissors. Full definition →

Dutch snippen ← Low German snippen
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  1. Low German · derived fromsnippen“to snip; shred”
  2. Dutch · derived fromsnippen“to snip; shred”
  3. English todaysnip

From Dutch snippen (“to snip; shred”) or Low German snippen (“to snip; shred”), of imitative origin. Compare snap.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.