snapper
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8.8
- noun
- /ˈsnæpər/
- UK
:
cracker (de fiesta)
- How's the snapper?
Examples
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Where's the snapper?
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Fun and jokes, and here's the snapper.
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- We got a snapper, Joey!
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I am pretty sure it's snapper.
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Well, do you know where it is, Mrs. Snapper?
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You can hold onto your red snapper or you can go for what's in the box that Hiro-san is bringing down the aisle right now!
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Johnson and Snapper (1985) argued that, in the creation, marketing, and use of a new IT product, there is great uncertainty about the rights and responsibilities of the persons creating, selling, or using it.
Academic text (1997) -
We got snappers and bangers and poppers and crackers.
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Each family inhabits a discreet solar system. No one knows what to say or what to do because, although there is a cake in the middle of the table, which is set with party hats, horns, and snappers at each place, the birthday boy has not arrived.
Fiction book (1996) -
At the birthday party, the children excitedly pulled the snapper and laughed as it made a loud popping sound.
Synonyms
3
4.8
A decorated paper tube people pull apart to make a pop and reveal a small gift
A decorated paper tube that pops open and contains a small gift and confetti
Small tubes that make a loud pop and throw confetti at celebrations
Compounds
A large freshwater turtle with three ridges on its shell found in the southeastern United States
A common sea fish that lives in shallow water near mangrove roots and people catch for food
- US
A large sea fish that lives in the western Atlantic and whose male has a head like a pig's snout
A bright fish with a wide yellow stripe along its side and tail that people eat
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Snapper comes from the verb snap meaning 'to make a short, sharp sound' plus -er for 'one that does it'. So a party snapper is a little roll that 'snaps' or pops when you pull it, which is why it makes that loud surprise sound.