Snily

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proper noun

The ship of characters Severus Snape and Lily Potter of the Harry Potter series.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. slanglifestyleThe ship of characters Severus Snape and Lily Potter of the Harry Potter series.

    "If Snily had been a thing, there would have been no Harry Potter."

    2014, Alice Oseman, Solitaire, unnumbered page
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    A classic example is Jily (James/Lily) vs. Snily (Snape/Lily), which even had its own debate at LeakyCon.

    2013 October, “Why Victoria (@timelinenargles) Keeps Calm And Ships Jily”, in Fandoms Assemble, page 18

    The acronym OTP (One True Pairing) is used by many fans to emphasize their favourite ships ('I ship Snarry, but Snily is my OTP').

    2015, Amanda K. Allen, “Social Networking, Participatory Culture and the Fandom World of Harry Potter”, in Gail Ashton, editor, Medieval Afterlives in Contemporary Culture, page 279

Origin

Blend of Snape + Lily.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Snily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Snily

MLA

“Snily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Snily. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Snily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Snily.

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