Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [snoop]
- /snup/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [snoop]
- /snup/
Definitions of snoops word
- verb without object snoops to prowl or pry; go about in a sneaking, prying way. 1
- noun snoops an act or instance of snooping. 1
- noun snoops a person who snoops. 1
- noun snoops a private detective. 1
- noun Technical meaning of snoops Craske, 1988. An extension of SCOOPS with meta-objects that can redirect messages to other objects. "SNOOPS: An Object-Oriented language Enhancement Supporting Dynamic Program Reeconfiguration", N. Craske, SIGPLAN Notices 26(10): 53-62 (Oct 1991). 1
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Origin of snoops
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
1825-35, Americanism; < Dutch snoepen to take and eat food on the sly
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Parts of speech for Snoops
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
snoops popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
snoops usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for snoops
noun snoops
- chatterers — Plural form of chatterer.
- detectives — Plural form of detective.
- dicks — Plural form of dick.
- ferrets — Plural form of ferret.
- flatfoots — Plural form of flatfoot.
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