snatchback

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noun

The act of forcibly taking something back, such as a turn in speaking (by interjecting) or a hire-purchase item on which installments are overdue.

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Meanings

nounsnatchback (plural snatchbacks)

plural snatchbacks

  1. informalThe act of forcibly taking something back, such as a turn in speaking (by interjecting) or a hire-purchase item on which installments are overdue.

Origin

From snatch + back.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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