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[snig-er] Origin

snig·ger

[snig-er]
verb (used without object), verb (used with object), noun
snig·ger·er, noun
snig·ger·ing·ly, adverb
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to flee; abscond:
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
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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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