Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snoop

/snuːp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables
snoop
IPA
/snuːp/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.

verb

To steal.

British usage; Dated; Slang

noun

The act of snooping.

noun

One who snoops.

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Etymology

From Dutch snoepen (“to pry, eat in secret, sneak”) or maybe Old Norse snópa (“to idle about dismally”), or (“to use a blood found”). Related to Dutch and Low German snappen (“to bite, seize”), Dutch snavel (“beak, bill, pecker, neb”), German Schnabel (“beak, bill, mouth”). More at snap.

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Word Breakdown

  • Root: snoepen, snópa

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Questions

How do you pronounce snoop?
The recorded pronunciation is /snuːp/.
What does snoop mean?
To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.
Where does snoop come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce snoop

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