snook

English

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Alternative forms

• snoek

Pronunciation

• enPR: sno͞ok, IPA: /snuːk/, X-SAMPA: /snu:k/

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• Rhymes: -uːk

Etymology 1

Dutch snoek

Noun

snook (plural snooks)

1. A freshwater and marine fish of the family Centropomidae in the order Perciformes.
2. A name for various other fishes. See Snook on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

snook (third-person singular simple present snooks, present participle snooking, simple past and past participle snooked)

1. To fish for snook.

Derived terms

• bay snook
• common snook

Etymology 2

From the 19th century. Unknown origin, possibly related to snoot or snout.

Noun

snook (plural snooks)

1. (UK, pejorative, as a gesture) A disrespectful gesture, performed by placing the tip of a thumb on one's nose with the fingers spread, and typically while wiggling the fingers back and forth.

Derived terms

• cock a snook
• cocking of a snook
• snook-cocker
• snook-cocking

Verb

snook (third-person singular simple present snooks, present participle snooking, simple past and past participle snooked)

1. (obsolete) To sniff out.
2. (obsolete) To lurk; to lie in ambush.

References

• "Snook" in Michael Quinion, Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds, 2004.

Anagrams

• nooks