snicker-snack

interjection

An onomatopoeia of unclear meaning, possibly referring to sharpness, or the sound of a blade cutting through something.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. nonce wordAn onomatopoeia of unclear meaning, possibly referring to sharpness, or the sound of a blade cutting through something.

    One, two! One, two! And through and through / The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! / He left it dead, and with its head / He went galumphing back.

    1871, Lewis Carroll, Jabberwocky

Origin

Coined by British author and scholar Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, probably relating to snickersnee.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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