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snide

[snahyd]

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adjective, snid·er, snid·est.

derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner: snide remarks about his boss.

Origin:
1860–65; origin uncertain

Related forms

snide·ly, adverb

snide·ness, noun

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snide¹ (snaɪd)

—*adj*
1.	Also: snidey (of a remark, etc) maliciously derogatory; supercilious
2.	counterfeit; sham

—n
3.	slang sham jewellery

[C19: of unknown origin]

'snidely¹

—*adv*

'snideness¹

—n

snide² (snaɪd)

—vb (and foll by with)
	dialect (Northern English) to fill or load

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Word Origin & History

snide

1859, thieves' slang "counterfeit, sham," of unknown origin. Of persons, "cunning, sharp," from 1883. Sense of "sneering" is first attested 1933.

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