Brit, informal a bargain

Brit, informal something easy to do; a cinch

(in pl) shears used esp for cutting sheet metal by hand

(often + off) to cut (something) with, or as if with, shears or scissors, esp with short rapid strokes

I snipped off a corner of the fabric

to make a short rapid cut with, or as if with, shears or scissors

snipping away at her hair