snickers

1. pluralplural of snicker

1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of snicker

plural rare Snickerses

1. A chocolate bar produced by the Mars company, with a peanut, caramel and nougat filling.

   "Yep," said Robin, reaching into the cooler for a diet soda and a Snickers.

   1990, Page McBrier, The Press Mess, page 23

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   Over in a corner of the building, amid the packing crates and pallets, the snack bar is doing a land-office business. Burgers, hot dogs, potato chips, Snickerses, some fresh fruit and some tired-looking pastries, soda, and very respectable coffee are being dispensed by a hurried man named Willie and his three female assistants.

   1982 May 25, Paul D. Lehrman, “Advent and departure: A day at the auction”, in Richard M. Gaines, editor, The Boston Phoenix, volume XI, number 21, Boston, Mass.: Media Communications Corporation, →ISSN, Home Entertainment supplement, page 11, column 1

   From his expression, it seemed that the only thing of importance taking place in the room was his deciding between a Snickers and a Babe Ruth!

   1987, Jo Ann Algermissen, Couple Diamonds, page 78

   Yet, though Halloween has long been seen as a time for mild pranks, along with usually unverifiable eerie activity, the dread it inspires seems to us to be more mock than real. Not only are those caramel apples and miniature Snickerses positively delicious but, for many of us, so is the contemplation of those awful things briefly going “bump!” in the night beyond our windows—that is, as long as we’re safe inside.

   1994, Michele Slung, Roland Hartman, “Preface”, in Murder for Halloween: Tales of Suspense, New York, N.Y.: Mysterious Press, →ISBN, page xiv

   He saw humans feed them something called a Snickers, and he could feel the pain of those same deer as their stomachs twisted and contorted, but they came back for more of these Snickers.

   2001, Grant Guimont, A Carousel of Sorts: The Cynic's Secret Guide to Ultimate Happiness, page 269

   ‘…I suppose it’s a bit like Snickers always being Marathon in my eyes. In about ten years only old people like me will remember it.’ ’No!’ he protested. ‘It’ll never die. In the minds of right-thinking people it’ll always be Marathon. For goodness’ sake, Snickers! Rhymes with knickers, you don’t want to eat something that does that, do you?’

   2004, Dorothy Koomson, The Chocolate Run, page 272

   Synonyms: Marathon