snoop
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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.
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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snoop (snuːp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr; |
| —n | |
| 2. | a person who pries into the business of others |
| 3. | an act or instance of snooping |
| [C19: from Dutch snoepen to eat furtively] | |
| 'snoopy | |
| —adj | |
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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
1921. The noun meaning "detective" is recorded from 1891. Snoopy (adj.) first recorded 1895.
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Slang Dictionary
snoop definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
It gives civilian and military authorities sweeping powers to arrest, suppress and snoop on citizens.
The other guys are snooping on you, so you'd better snoop on them.
Well if you snoop around her site a little you will find that she has others available, all different, all really cool looking.
If it were true that a leading politician had asked a top spy to snoop on his rival, that would be serious enough.
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