snarf
/snɑː(ɹ)f/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To take something by dubious means, but without the connotations of stealing; to take something without regard to etiquette.
Slang; Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "He snarfed a whole bag of chips in a couple of minutes!"
- "Freed from the usual inhibitions, we get home and I snarf down pasta salad right out of the Tupperware container[…]"
- ""I'm not going to sit there while you two watch me snarf a whole pie by myself.""
- "The old 40-horse models used to snarf up more fuel than today's 90-horse models."
- "“You've been a good friend, Jambone. I want you to have this. [whispering] I stole it from myself earlier. You can finally taste one! They're even better than you could imagine with your tiny pig brain.” “You know, Bender, I've spent my whole life chasing truffles. Three whole weeks! All I wanted was to taste one. But I've come to realize they're just a symbol of my servitude.” “I respect that. But eat it.” “No. I reject this blood truffle. I reject the whole oppressive system that exists just so wealthy snobs can gorge at the trough of gluttony!” “Ah, come on, you earned it. I will never, ever respect you if you don't snarf that fungus.” “I won't.” “Eat it.” “No.” “Yes!” “[sighs] Fine. If it means that much to you.” [snorts, chomps] “And...? And...?!” “It's good. Thank you. Really good.” “Farewell, old pork.”"
- "I snarfed a bunch of freebies from the vendor's booth when he wasn't looking."