Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give a sneck posset

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
give a s-neck- -pos-set
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give someone a cold reception; to close the door on someone; to reject them.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sneck (“latch”) + posset (“curdle, turn”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

gives a sneck posset (present, singular) giving a sneck posset (participle, present) gave a sneck posset (past) given a sneck posset (participle, past)

Questions

What does give a sneck posset mean?
To give someone a cold reception; to close the door on someone; to reject them.
Where does give a sneck posset come from?
From sneck (“latch”) + posset (“curdle, turn”).

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