snicker

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Etymology 1

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US variant of the British snigger, possibly of onomatopoeic origin, similar to Dutch snikken (to gasp; sob). The noun is first recorded 1836, from the verb. Compare also Scottish smicker (to smile or laugh in a sniggering or leery way, smirk). More at smicker.

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Noun

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snicker (plural snickers)

  1. A stifled or broken laugh.
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Verb

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snicker (third-person singular simple present snickers, present participle snickering, simple past and past participle snickered)

  1. (intransitive) To emit a snicker, a stifled or broken laugh.
  2. (transitive) To utter through a laugh of this kind.
  3. (of a horse) To whinny.
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Etymology 2

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From snick +‎ -er.

Noun

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snicker (plural snickers)

  1. (cricket, rare) A player who snicks the ball.

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