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snigger

 [snig-er]   Origin

snig·ger

   [snig-er]
verb (used without object), verb (used with object), noun
snicker.
Related forms
snig·ger·er, noun
snig·ger·ing·ly, adverb
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snigger or (US and Canadian) snicker (ˈsnɪɡə, ˈsnɪkə)
 
—n
1.  a sly or disrespectful laugh, esp one partly stifled
 
—vb
2.  to utter such a laugh
 
[C18: variant of snicker]
 
snicker or (US and Canadian) snicker
 
—n
 
—vb
 
[C18: variant of snicker]

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snigger
1706, variant form of snicker (q.v.).
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