sniggered

English

Etymology 1

Verb

sniggered

1. simple past and past participle of snigger

Etymology 2

Adjective

sniggered (not comparable)

1. (British, obsolete, slang) Damned, in the sense of "I'll be damned if...", expressing utter certainty.

   Synonym: jiggered

   • 1863, Elizabeth Caroline Grey, Good Society; Or, Contrasts of Character, page 52:

     I'm sniggered if I knows what it means.

   • 1886, George William M. Reynolds, The mysteries of the court of London, volume 8, page 174:

     I'm sniggered if this ain't a pretty job!

References

• John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary