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verb (used without object)
1.
to prowl or pry; go about in a sneaking, prying way.
noun
2.
an act or instance of snooping.
3.
a person who snoops.
4.
a private detective.
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Snoopers
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Origin:
1825–35, Americanism; < Dutch snoepen to take and eat food on the sly
1825–35, Americanism; < Dutch snoepen to take and eat food on the sly
Related forms
snoop·er, noun
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Word Origin & History
snoop
1832, "to go around in a prying manner," Amer.Eng., "to appropriate," probably from Du. snoepen "to pry," also "eat in secret, eat sweets, sneak," probably related to snappen "to bite, snatch" (see snap). Specific meaning "to pry into other people's business" is attested from
EXPAND1921. The noun meaning "detective" is recorded from 1891. Snoopy (adj.) first recorded 1895.
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