snoopn.

Brit.

/snuːp/, U.S.

/snup/

Etymology: < snoop v.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

1. = snooper n. 1; spec. one who makes official or other investigation, a detective.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > snooping, prying > one who pries

spaniel1562

wormera1607

truffle dog1760

snooper1889

snoop1891

1891 Amer. Folk-lore IV. 160 Snoop.—This word I have frequently heard in New England, used both as a verb and as a noun. It implies sneaking, spying, prying around.

1929 Amer. Speech 5 152 Snoop, one who noses something out. ‘That woman is a snoop.’

1942 New Statesman 19 Sept. 186/3 Snoops are the Service Police, corresponding to the Army's Military Police.

1944 D. Thomas Let. 21 Sept. in Sel. Lett. (1966) 267 There stinks a snoop in black. I'm thinking it Is Mr. Jones the Cake.

1948 Time 3 May 19/3 Every cop,..stool pigeon and neighborhood snoop in Detroit was working overtime.

1970 A. Sillitoe Start in Life vi. 318 His snoops already know I left Beirut.

1978 R. Thomas Chinaman's Chance xxxvii. 360 The Congressman seems to have been an awfully fine snoop. But then, he used to be a cop.

2. An act of snooping, prying, or investigation; a surreptitious inspection. Frequently with (a)round.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > snooping, prying

snoop1908

snooping1924

1908 G. H. Lorimer Jack Spurlock xi. 274 She couldn't keep her servants, for she was torn with dark doubts of their honesty... Life for her was one long snoop about the house.

1939 ‘N. Blake’ Smiler with Knife xii. 172 Why not have a snoop round in Chilton's study?

1969 M. Pugh Last Place Left xxii. 167 ‘You're going to take this to Brunner's house?’ ‘Not straight. Once I've had a good snoop round it.’

1972 G. Lyall Blame the Dead xv. 107 I did a little unpacking and then went for a general snoop.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

snoopv.

Brit.

/snuːp/, U.S.

/snup/

Etymology: < Dutch snoepen (Low German snôpen ) in sense 1.

1. intransitive. To appropriate and consume dainties in a clandestine manner. U.S.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > supply with food [verb (intransitive)] > seek or acquire food

forage1530

raven1560

prog1579

size1598

snoop1848

sock1883

1848 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (at cited word) A servant who goes slyly into a dairy-room and drinks milk from a pan, would be said to be snooping.

a. To go around in a sly or prying manner. Also with other adverbs originally U.S.In quot. 1832 unusually without following adv. or prep.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > be curious, wonder [verb (intransitive)] > pry

prya1350

toot1390

spyc1485

underpry1600

reave1615

nose1648

rave1671

poke1715

snoop1832

Paul-Pry1836

piroot1858

stickybeak1921

prodnose1954

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > move stealthily [verb (intransitive)]

besteala725

snikec897

steal1154

creepc1175

skulk?c1225

snaker?c1225

stalkc1300

slenchc1330

lurka1375

slinkc1374

snokec1380

slide1382

slipc1400

mitchera1575

sneak1598

snake1818

sly1825

snoop1832

to steal one's way1847

sniggle1881

gumshoe1897

slime1898

pussyfoot1902

soft-foot1913

cat-foot1916

pussy1919

pussa1953

1832 R. C. Sands Writings (1834) II. 291 The world has realms wherein to snoop, And I am not a noddy.

1840 C. F. Hoffman Greyslaer II. iii. i. 105 Our scouts would make us believe that both he and Bradshawe are snooping about the country among the Tories.

1855 Knickerbocker 46 317 The level which the..engineers ‘snooped’ round and found out, hasn't ‘a parallel’ in all the adjacent region.

1860 S. Warner Say & Seal xxxiv. 312 I'd as leaves go the hull way alone as to snoop round hunting folks.

1864 R. B. Kimball Was he Successful? 178 Don't come snooping around to find out whether you sometimes go to the theatre.

1876 W. Besant & J. Rice Golden Butterfly II. vii. 112 I see the gells snoopin' around, with their eyes as soft as velvet.

1883 Cent. Mag. Sept. 744 He had no right to come snoopin' around where I was at work.

1902 H. L. Wilson Spenders iii. 26 Work..is something you want to get done; play is something you jest like to be doin'. Snoopin' up these gulches is both of 'em to me.

1919 H. L. Wilson Ma Pettengill iv. 111 It was as dark as a cave, but I heard one snooping close.

1931 D. L. Sayers Five Red Herrings xviii. 185 It is hardly possible for a local policeman in a country place to snoop about, wheedling information out of the inhabitants.

1943 J. B. Priestley Daylight on Sat. xxviii. 220 What are you doing here? Snooping around and then sending in a report in triplicate—eh?

1951 J. Fleming Man who looked Back xv. 195 You..have all the fun snooping round and I've got to wait.

b. To pry into matters one need not be concerned with. Often const. on (a person). colloquial.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > spy, pry [verb (intransitive)]

spyc1485

nose1648

snoop1921

1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 3 Apr. 9/3 There is the landlady who ‘snoops’ too much to suit her boarders.

1946 P. Brickhill & C. Norton Escape to Danger xv. 140 Night and day..German security guards patrolled and snooped... These guards were known by us as ‘ferrets’.

1950 Chicago Daily News 14 Apr. 18/3 Another thing is that snoopers often get snooped on, in retribution.

1965 M. Spark Mandelbaum Gate vii. 254 Has he had any opportunity to snoop?

1975 R. Stout Family Affair vi. 55 I wouldn't ask you to snoop on a friend.

3. transitive. To steal, to misappropriate. Also absol. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > steal [verb (intransitive)]

stealc725

thievec920

bribec1405

pluck?a1425

prowl1546

strike1567

to make away with1691

fake1819

snam1824

snig1862

to help oneself1868

boost1912

score1914

snoop1924

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > steal [verb (transitive)]

pick?c1300

takec1300

fetch1377

bribec1405

usurpc1412

rapc1415

to rap and rendc1415

embezzle1495

lifta1529

pilfer1532

suffurate1542

convey?1545

mill1567

prig1567

strike1567

lag1573

shave1585

knave1601

twitch1607

cly1610

asport1621

pinch1632

snapa1639

nap1665

panyar1681

to carry off1684

to pick up1687

thievea1695

to gipsy away1696

bone1699

make1699

win1699

magg1762

snatch1766

to make off with1768

snavel1795

feck1809

shake1811

nail1819

geach1821

pull1821

to run off1821

smug1825

nick1826

abduct1831

swag1846

nobble1855

reef1859

snig1862

find1865

to pull off1865

cop1879

jump1879

slock1888

swipe1889

snag1895

rip1904

snitch1904

pole1906

glom1907

boost1912

hot-stuff1914

score1914

clifty1918

to knock off1919

snoop1924

heist1930

hoist1931

rabbit1943

to rip off1967

to have off1974

1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey i. viii. 57 If we let you snoop copies, all the packers will snoop copies.

1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey iii. viii. 270 Yes, and look at that little snooper himself; he snooped to keep her alive after pneumonia.

Derivatives

ˈsnooping n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > snooping, prying

snoop1908

snooping1924

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [adjective] > prying

tooting?c1225

snooping1924

1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey ii. ii Did this terribly interesting-looking girl know about the snooping?

1936 J. Steinbeck In Dubious Battle vii. 109 The health authorities are going to do plenty of snooping. If they can catch us off base, they'll bounce us.

1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) xvii. 288 He was just a snooping tourist.

1952 Manch. Guardian Weekly 14 Feb. 13 Whose job it is to engage in political snooping.

1965 D. Francis Odds Against iv. 49 All very normal... It was my snooping which seemed unreal.

1974 ‘M. Innes’ Appleby's Other Story xi. 87 ‘If you want my help—’ ‘A snooping copper's help?’

1977 Rolling Stone 13 Jan. 30/2 She collected the results of her snooping in a manila folder.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	snoop
释义	snoopn. Brit. /snuːp/, U.S. /snup/ Etymology: < snoop v. colloquial (originally U.S.). 1. = snooper n. 1; spec. one who makes official or other investigation, a detective. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > snooping, prying > one who pries spaniel1562 wormera1607 truffle dog1760 snooper1889 snoop1891 1891 Amer. Folk-lore IV. 160 Snoop.—This word I have frequently heard in New England, used both as a verb and as a noun. It implies sneaking, spying, prying around. 1929 Amer. Speech 5 152 Snoop, one who noses something out. ‘That woman is a snoop.’ 1942 New Statesman 19 Sept. 186/3 Snoops are the Service Police, corresponding to the Army's Military Police. 1944 D. Thomas Let. 21 Sept. in Sel. Lett. (1966) 267 There stinks a snoop in black. I'm thinking it Is Mr. Jones the Cake. 1948 Time 3 May 19/3 Every cop,..stool pigeon and neighborhood snoop in Detroit was working overtime. 1970 A. Sillitoe Start in Life vi. 318 His snoops already know I left Beirut. 1978 R. Thomas Chinaman's Chance xxxvii. 360 The Congressman seems to have been an awfully fine snoop. But then, he used to be a cop. 2. An act of snooping, prying, or investigation; a surreptitious inspection. Frequently with (a)round. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > snooping, prying snoop1908 snooping1924 1908 G. H. Lorimer Jack Spurlock xi. 274 She couldn't keep her servants, for she was torn with dark doubts of their honesty... Life for her was one long snoop about the house. 1939 ‘N. Blake’ Smiler with Knife xii. 172 Why not have a snoop round in Chilton's study? 1969 M. Pugh Last Place Left xxii. 167 ‘You're going to take this to Brunner's house?’ ‘Not straight. Once I've had a good snoop round it.’ 1972 G. Lyall Blame the Dead xv. 107 I did a little unpacking and then went for a general snoop. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). snoopv. Brit. /snuːp/, U.S. /snup/ Etymology: < Dutch snoepen (Low German snôpen ) in sense 1. 1. intransitive. To appropriate and consume dainties in a clandestine manner. U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > supply with food [verb (intransitive)] > seek or acquire food forage1530 raven1560 prog1579 size1598 snoop1848 sock1883 1848 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (at cited word) A servant who goes slyly into a dairy-room and drinks milk from a pan, would be said to be snooping. 2. a. To go around in a sly or prying manner. Also with other adverbs originally U.S.In quot. 1832 unusually without following adv. or prep. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > be curious, wonder [verb (intransitive)] > pry prya1350 toot1390 spyc1485 underpry1600 reave1615 nose1648 rave1671 poke1715 snoop1832 Paul-Pry1836 piroot1858 stickybeak1921 prodnose1954 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > move stealthily [verb (intransitive)] besteala725 snikec897 steal1154 creepc1175 skulk?c1225 snaker?c1225 stalkc1300 slenchc1330 lurka1375 slinkc1374 snokec1380 slide1382 slipc1400 mitchera1575 sneak1598 snake1818 sly1825 snoop1832 to steal one's way1847 sniggle1881 gumshoe1897 slime1898 pussyfoot1902 soft-foot1913 cat-foot1916 pussy1919 pussa1953 1832 R. C. Sands Writings (1834) II. 291 The world has realms wherein to snoop, And I am not a noddy. 1840 C. F. Hoffman Greyslaer II. iii. i. 105 Our scouts would make us believe that both he and Bradshawe are snooping about the country among the Tories. 1855 Knickerbocker 46 317 The level which the..engineers ‘snooped’ round and found out, hasn't ‘a parallel’ in all the adjacent region. 1860 S. Warner Say & Seal xxxiv. 312 I'd as leaves go the hull way alone as to snoop round hunting folks. 1864 R. B. Kimball Was he Successful? 178 Don't come snooping around to find out whether you sometimes go to the theatre. 1876 W. Besant & J. Rice Golden Butterfly II. vii. 112 I see the gells snoopin' around, with their eyes as soft as velvet. 1883 Cent. Mag. Sept. 744 He had no right to come snoopin' around where I was at work. 1902 H. L. Wilson Spenders iii. 26 Work..is something you want to get done; play is something you jest like to be doin'. Snoopin' up these gulches is both of 'em to me. 1919 H. L. Wilson Ma Pettengill iv. 111 It was as dark as a cave, but I heard one snooping close. 1931 D. L. Sayers Five Red Herrings xviii. 185 It is hardly possible for a local policeman in a country place to snoop about, wheedling information out of the inhabitants. 1943 J. B. Priestley Daylight on Sat. xxviii. 220 What are you doing here? Snooping around and then sending in a report in triplicate—eh? 1951 J. Fleming Man who looked Back xv. 195 You..have all the fun snooping round and I've got to wait. b. To pry into matters one need not be concerned with. Often const. on (a person). colloquial. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > spy, pry [verb (intransitive)] spyc1485 nose1648 snoop1921 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 3 Apr. 9/3 There is the landlady who ‘snoops’ too much to suit her boarders. 1946 P. Brickhill & C. Norton Escape to Danger xv. 140 Night and day..German security guards patrolled and snooped... These guards were known by us as ‘ferrets’. 1950 Chicago Daily News 14 Apr. 18/3 Another thing is that snoopers often get snooped on, in retribution. 1965 M. Spark Mandelbaum Gate vii. 254 Has he had any opportunity to snoop? 1975 R. Stout Family Affair vi. 55 I wouldn't ask you to snoop on a friend. 3. transitive. To steal, to misappropriate. Also absol. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > steal [verb (intransitive)] stealc725 thievec920 bribec1405 pluck?a1425 prowl1546 strike1567 to make away with1691 fake1819 snam1824 snig1862 to help oneself1868 boost1912 score1914 snoop1924 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > steal [verb (transitive)] pick?c1300 takec1300 fetch1377 bribec1405 usurpc1412 rapc1415 to rap and rendc1415 embezzle1495 lifta1529 pilfer1532 suffurate1542 convey?1545 mill1567 prig1567 strike1567 lag1573 shave1585 knave1601 twitch1607 cly1610 asport1621 pinch1632 snapa1639 nap1665 panyar1681 to carry off1684 to pick up1687 thievea1695 to gipsy away1696 bone1699 make1699 win1699 magg1762 snatch1766 to make off with1768 snavel1795 feck1809 shake1811 nail1819 geach1821 pull1821 to run off1821 smug1825 nick1826 abduct1831 swag1846 nobble1855 reef1859 snig1862 find1865 to pull off1865 cop1879 jump1879 slock1888 swipe1889 snag1895 rip1904 snitch1904 pole1906 glom1907 boost1912 hot-stuff1914 score1914 clifty1918 to knock off1919 snoop1924 heist1930 hoist1931 rabbit1943 to rip off1967 to have off1974 1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey i. viii. 57 If we let you snoop copies, all the packers will snoop copies. 1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey iii. viii. 270 Yes, and look at that little snooper himself; he snooped to keep her alive after pneumonia. Derivatives ˈsnooping n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > snooping, prying snoop1908 snooping1924 the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [adjective] > prying tooting?c1225 snooping1924 1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey ii. ii Did this terribly interesting-looking girl know about the snooping? 1936 J. Steinbeck In Dubious Battle vii. 109 The health authorities are going to do plenty of snooping. If they can catch us off base, they'll bounce us. 1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) xvii. 288 He was just a snooping tourist. 1952 Manch. Guardian Weekly 14 Feb. 13 Whose job it is to engage in political snooping. 1965 D. Francis Odds Against iv. 49 All very normal... It was my snooping which seemed unreal. 1974 ‘M. Innes’ Appleby's Other Story xi. 87 ‘If you want my help—’ ‘A snooping copper's help?’ 1977 Rolling Stone 13 Jan. 30/2 She collected the results of her snooping in a manila folder. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1891v.1832
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