snicker-snack

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Coined by Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, probably relating to snickersnee.

Noun [edit]

snicker-snack (countable and uncountable; plural snicker-snack)

  1. An onomatopoeia of unclear meaning, possibly referring to sharpness, or the sound of a blade cutting through something.