SNIGGER


Meaning of SNIGGER in English

chiefly Brit.

■ verb laugh in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way.

■ noun a ~ing laugh.

Derivatives

~er noun

~ing adjective

~ingly adverb

~y adjective

Origin

C18: later var. of snicker .

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