Meanings
plural snickersnees
- datedA large, sword-like knife, especially one used as a weapon.
As he squirmed and struggled, And gurgled and guggled, I drew my snickersnee, My snickersnee!
1885, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert; Arthur Sullivan, composer, “The criminal cried as he dropped him down”, in […] The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu, London: Chappel & Co., […], →OCLC1 more example
"First let me say my catechism, / Which my poor mamy taught to me." / "Make haste, make haste," says guzzling Jimmy, / While Jack pulled out his snickersnee.
a. 1863, William Makepeace Thackeray, Little Billee
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
An alteration of snick or snee.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian дълъг нож, бой с ножове
- дълъг нож (dălăg nož)a large sword-like knife
- бой с ножове (boj s nožove)a knife fight
Czech souboj na nože
- souboj na nožea knife fight
Finnish leuku, puukkotappelu
- leukua large sword-like knife
- puukkotappelua knife fight
Russian сникерсни
- сникерсни (snikersni)a knife fight
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snickersnee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snickersnee
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