snicker
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4.5
- noun
- /ˈsnɪkər/
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risita
- Kids ran up to huts to buy Snickers bars and Fanta orange sodas.
Examples
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Even now there'd be snickers behind her back, not to think of the future.
Fiction book (1998) -
Gordie bent down to pick it up and heard a snicker behind him.
Fiction book (1999) -
There was the sound of a snicker, but that was just Bob, Margaret reminded herself.
Fiction book (1998) -
I haven't been able to get so much as a snicker out of you
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I bet he got a lot of snickers in the locker room.
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Every time her stomach sounded off in class, the giggles and snickers of her classmates soon followed.
Fiction book (1997) -
The original article, while somewhat puerile, got snickers from most readers of both sexes.
Blog text (25) -
The comedian told a joke that brought a snicker from the audience, revealing their shared sense of humor.
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In the back of the classroom, I heard a snicker as one student mocked the teacher's mistake.
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The children's snicker was barely audible as they tried to hide their laughter during the serious presentation.
Synonyms
2
7.2
A quiet laugh that makes fun of someone
Antonyms
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Snicker probably comes from copying the soft sound sn- people make when they try to hide a laugh, like a small giggle. So, a snicker is a quiet, partly held-back laugh that often shows scorn or disrespect.