snarf

[ snahrf ]

verb (used with object)Slang.
  1. to eat quickly and voraciously; scarf (often followed by down or up).

Origin of snarf

1
First recorded in 1965–70; of uncertain origin; possibly a combination of snort and scarf2; possibly onomatopoeic

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British Dictionary definitions for snarf

snarf

/ (snɑːf) /


verb
  1. informal to eat or drink greedily

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