SNOOP


Meaning of SNOOP in English

v. & n. colloq.

--v.intr.

1. pry into matters one need not be concerned with.

2 (often foll. by about, around) investigate in order to find out transgressions of the law etc.

--n.

1. an act of snooping.

2 a person who snoops; a detective.

Derivatives:

snooper n. snoopy adj.

Etymology: Du. snoepen eat on the sly

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.