How do you pronounce snug?

The recorded pronunciation is /snʌɡ/.

snug

/snʌɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: snug
IPA: /snʌɡ/

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Meaning

adj

Warm and comfortable; cosy.

adj

Satisfactory.

adj

Close-fitting.

adj

Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.

noun

A small, comfortable back room in a pub.

British usage

noun

A lug.

verb

To make secure or snug.

Transitive verb

verb

To snuggle or nestle.

Example Sentences

"I felt snug tucked up in my snug bed."
"Now, if in a stage coach in the depth of winter, when three passengers are warm and snug, a fourth, all besnowed and frozen, descends from the outside and takes place amongst them, straightway all the three passengers shift their places, uneasily pull up their cloak collars, re-arrange their "comforters," feel indignantly a sensible loss of caloric—the intruder has at least made a sensation."
"I am one of those unambitious lawyers who never addresses a jury, or in any way draws down public applause; but, in the cool tranquillity of a snug retreat, do a snug business among rich men's bonds, and mortgages, and title-deeds."
"That night Tarzan built a snug little bower high among the swaying branches of a giant tree, and there the tired girl slept, while in a crotch beneath her the ape-man curled, ready, even in sleep, to protect her."
"[I]t does make it clear that adding the keyboard case to the PinePhone will more than double the thickness. You may still be able to slide the whole thing into your pocket, but it’s likely to be more of a snug fit than when using the phone on its own."
"Be ſure at Will’s the following Day, / Lie ſnug, and hear what Criticks ſay."

Etymology

From dialectal English snug (“tight, handsome”), perhaps from Old Norse snøggr, from Proto-Germanic *snawwuz (“short, quick, fast”). Compare Icelandic snöggur (“smooth”), Danish snög (“neat”), Swedish snygg (“handsome, nice-looking”). Compare also English snudge (“to nestle, remain snug and quiet”).

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: snøggr, *snawwuz

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /snʌɡ/
British English: /snʌɡ/

Usage

British usage
Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

snugger (comparative) snuggest (superlative) snugs (plural) snugs (present, singular) snugging (participle, present) snugged (participle, past) snugged (past)

Derived Forms

snuggery Snuggie snuggish snugify snugly snugness ultrasnug

Phrases

snug as a bug snug as a bug in a rug snug harbor snug harbour lounge bar public bar saloon bar snug down

Frequently Paired Words

snuggle snuggly lounge bar public bar saloon bar vault

Synonyms

comfy cosy cushy gemütlich acceptable good enough adequate all right average close enough close enough for government work close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades

Rhymes With

drug ugh bug plug hug doug dug rug mug tug thug slug