snickern.¹

Brit.

/ˈsnɪkə/, U.S.

/ˈsnɪkər/

Forms: Also Scottish snicher.

Etymology: < snicker v.

A smothered laugh; a snigger.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [noun] > sniggering > instance of

snirt1781

nichera1791

nickera1791

snigger1823

snitter1825

snicker1836

sniggle1852

squirk1882

squiggle1898

1836 Knickerbocker 6 562 I was partially 'ware of a general snicker through the room.

1857 J. G. Holland Bay-path iv That individual..gave utterance to an explosive snicker.

1881 Daily News 5 Apr. 6 There's an audible snicker up above.

1888 A. C. Gunter Mr. Potter xiv. 175 There comes a cruel silence, broken only by a snicker from Van Cott.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† snickern.²

slang. Obsolete.

(See quot. 1796.)

ΚΠ

1796 Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 3) Snicker, a glandered horse.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

snickern.³

Etymology: < snick v.² The passage is burlesque.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnicker.

A knife.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > knife or dagger > [noun]

saxa800

knifec1175

pricka1350

awla1387

daggerc1386

puncheonc1425

custil1447

punch?1480

murdererc1500

pointela1522

poniard1533

pounce1545

poignado?a1549

slaughmess1548

dirk1557

pistolesea1566

parazone1623

coutel1647

chiv1673

couteau1677

cuttoe1678

sticker1772

cultel1824

skewer1838

snicker1847

shiv1915

chib1929

1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) vi. 44 If they screak, out with your snickers and slick!

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

snickerv.

Brit.

/ˈsnɪkə/, U.S.

/ˈsnɪkər/

Forms: Also 1800s Scottish snicher.

Etymology: Imitative: compare nicker v. and snigger v.¹

a. intransitive. To laugh in a half-suppressed or smothered manner; to snigger.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > laugh in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > snigger

neicherc1550

whickera1656

snicker1694

nichera1700

snigger1706

snirt1724

snirtle?a1786

sniggle1815

snitter1825

nicker1827

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Pantagruel's Voy.: 4th Bk. Wks. iv. lii While he said this, the Maidens began to snicker at his Elbow, grinning, giggling and twittering among themselves.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Snickering, Laughing in his Sleeve or privately.

1796 M. Robinson Angelina II. 251 ‘You may sneer and snicker, and look grand’; cried Sir Edward.

1836 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 1st Ser. vi The neighbours snickered a good deal, and the Elder felt pretty streaked.

1855 R. Browning Heretic's Trag. viii John, snickering, crook'd his wicked thumb.

1880 J. Hawthorne Ellice Quentin I. 255 One or two persons snickered, and others joined in, and almost immediately there was a universal explosion of derisive mirth.

b. In extended use.

ΚΠ

1857 J. G. Holland Bay-path xii. 144 And the ripples came up, one after another, and whispered and snickered in his ears.

1884 Harper's Mag. May 922/1 A squirrel barked and ‘snickered’.

1897 Outing 30 172/1 Every wee water-course seems to snicker gleefully as it romps along.

2. Of horses: To neigh, nicker.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > sound made by horse > [verb (intransitive)] > neigh

neighOE

neicherc1550

wehee1602

nickerc1617

nichera1700

whicker1753

snicker1824

1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet I. i. 14 The rascal knows me already, and snickers whenever I cross the threshold of the stable.

1880 Macmillan's Mag. Jan. 217/2 The sturdy colt that hinnied and snickered round his mother in the pasture.

Derivatives

ˈsnickering n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [noun] > sniggering

snickering1775

sniggering1775

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [adjective] > sniggering

sniggering1815

sniggling1826

snickering1872

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Snickering, a silly kind of laugh.

1872 J. G. Holland Marble Prophecy 78 Much as if for a snickering fit or a sneeze.

1878 R. Browning Two Poets of Croisic in La Saisiaz & Two Poets of Croisic 142 Yes, I'm Macrais, and somebody beside, You snickering monkey!

1893 Advance (Chicago) 9 Nov. There had been..a snickering and chuckling in the further part of the room.

ˈsnickeringly adv. in a snickering manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [adverb] > sniggering

snickeringly1885

sniggeringly1886

1885 Harper's Mag. Feb. 485/2 They silently—and snickeringly—arose and left the theatre.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1836

n.²1796

n.³1847

v.1694

单词	snicker
释义	snickern.¹ Brit. /ˈsnɪkə/, U.S. /ˈsnɪkər/ Forms: Also Scottish snicher. Etymology: < snicker v. A smothered laugh; a snigger. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [noun] > sniggering > instance of snirt1781 nichera1791 nickera1791 snigger1823 snitter1825 snicker1836 sniggle1852 squirk1882 squiggle1898 1836 Knickerbocker 6 562 I was partially 'ware of a general snicker through the room. 1857 J. G. Holland Bay-path iv That individual..gave utterance to an explosive snicker. 1881 Daily News 5 Apr. 6 There's an audible snicker up above. 1888 A. C. Gunter Mr. Potter xiv. 175 There comes a cruel silence, broken only by a snicker from Van Cott. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † snickern.² slang. Obsolete. (See quot. 1796.) ΚΠ 1796 Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 3) Snicker, a glandered horse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2021). snickern.³ Etymology: < snick v.² The passage is burlesque.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnicker. A knife. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > knife or dagger > [noun] saxa800 knifec1175 pricka1350 awla1387 daggerc1386 puncheonc1425 custil1447 punch?1480 murdererc1500 pointela1522 poniard1533 pounce1545 poignado?a1549 slaughmess1548 dirk1557 pistolesea1566 parazone1623 coutel1647 chiv1673 couteau1677 cuttoe1678 sticker1772 cultel1824 skewer1838 snicker1847 shiv1915 chib1929 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) vi. 44 If they screak, out with your snickers and slick! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019). snickerv. Brit. /ˈsnɪkə/, U.S. /ˈsnɪkər/ Forms: Also 1800s Scottish snicher. Etymology: Imitative: compare nicker v. and snigger v.¹ 1. a. intransitive. To laugh in a half-suppressed or smothered manner; to snigger. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > laugh in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > snigger neicherc1550 whickera1656 snicker1694 nichera1700 snigger1706 snirt1724 snirtle?a1786 sniggle1815 snitter1825 nicker1827 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Pantagruel's Voy.: 4th Bk. Wks. iv. lii While he said this, the Maidens began to snicker at his Elbow, grinning, giggling and twittering among themselves. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Snickering, Laughing in his Sleeve or privately. 1796 M. Robinson Angelina II. 251 ‘You may sneer and snicker, and look grand’; cried Sir Edward. 1836 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 1st Ser. vi The neighbours snickered a good deal, and the Elder felt pretty streaked. 1855 R. Browning Heretic's Trag. viii John, snickering, crook'd his wicked thumb. 1880 J. Hawthorne Ellice Quentin I. 255 One or two persons snickered, and others joined in, and almost immediately there was a universal explosion of derisive mirth. b. In extended use. ΚΠ 1857 J. G. Holland Bay-path xii. 144 And the ripples came up, one after another, and whispered and snickered in his ears. 1884 Harper's Mag. May 922/1 A squirrel barked and ‘snickered’. 1897 Outing 30 172/1 Every wee water-course seems to snicker gleefully as it romps along. 2. Of horses: To neigh, nicker. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > sound made by horse > [verb (intransitive)] > neigh neighOE neicherc1550 wehee1602 nickerc1617 nichera1700 whicker1753 snicker1824 1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet I. i. 14 The rascal knows me already, and snickers whenever I cross the threshold of the stable. 1880 Macmillan's Mag. Jan. 217/2 The sturdy colt that hinnied and snickered round his mother in the pasture. Derivatives ˈsnickering n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [noun] > sniggering snickering1775 sniggering1775 the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [adjective] > sniggering sniggering1815 sniggling1826 snickering1872 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Snickering, a silly kind of laugh. 1872 J. G. Holland Marble Prophecy 78 Much as if for a snickering fit or a sneeze. 1878 R. Browning Two Poets of Croisic in La Saisiaz & Two Poets of Croisic 142 Yes, I'm Macrais, and somebody beside, You snickering monkey! 1893 Advance (Chicago) 9 Nov. There had been..a snickering and chuckling in the further part of the room. ˈsnickeringly adv. in a snickering manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [adverb] > sniggering snickeringly1885 sniggeringly1886 1885 Harper's Mag. Feb. 485/2 They silently—and snickeringly—arose and left the theatre. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1836n.²1796n.³1847v.1694
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