Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snog

/snɑɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: snog
IPA: /snɑɡ/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To kiss passionately.

British usage; Colloquial

noun

A passionate kiss.

Australian usage; British usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"2016 Alya, "Gamer", Miraculous This is about stepping up and representing, not snuggling up and snogging. This is serious business."
"And that was that. Where had I gone wrong? First night: park, fag, snog. Second night: ditto."

Etymology

Uncertain. 1945. Possibly related to snug.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /snɑɡ/
British English: /snɒɡ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

snogs (present, singular) snogging (participle, present) snogged (participle, past) snogged (past) snogs (plural)

Derived Forms

snogathon snogfest snoggable snogger snoggle

Synonyms

make out pash buss goozer kiss lallygag lips lock lips osculate play tonsil hockey smooch snog

Rhymes With

dog blog log cog acog haug zaugg fog frog blue frog tree frog og

Questions

How do you pronounce snog?: The recorded pronunciation is /snɑɡ/.
What does snog mean?: To kiss passionately.
Where does snog come from?: Uncertain. 1945. Possibly related to snug.

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