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Webster 1913 Edition

Snicker

Snick′er

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Snickered
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Snickering
.]
[Cf. D.
snikken
to sob, to sigh.]
[Written also
snigger
.]
1.
To laugh slyly; to laugh in one’s sleeve.
2.
To laugh with audible catches of voice, as when persons attempt to suppress loud laughter.

Snick′er

,
Noun.
A half suppressed, broken laugh.
[Written also
snigger
.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Snicker

SNICK'ER

, SNIG'GER,
Verb.
I.
[This can have no connection with sneer. the elements and the sense are different.] To laugh slily; or to laugh in one's sleeve. [It is a word in common use in New WNgland, not easily defined. It signifies to laugh with small audible catches of voice, as when persons attempt to suppress loud laughter.]

Definition 2024

snicker

snicker

English

Alternative forms

Noun

snicker ‎(plural snickers)

  1. A stifled or broken laugh

Translations

Verb

snicker ‎(third-person singular simple present snickers, present participle snickering, simple past and past participle snickered)

  1. (intransitive) To emit a snicker: a stifled or broken laugh.
  2. (of a horse) To whinny.

Synonyms

  • See also Wikisaurus:laugh

Translations

Anagrams

Etymology

US variant of the British snigger, possibly of imitative origin, similar to Dutch snikken ‎(“to gasp; sob”). The noun is first recorded 1836, from the verb. Compare also Scottish smicker ‎(“to smile or laugh in a sniggering or leery way, smirk”). More at smicker.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsnɪk.ə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsnɪkɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪkə(r)

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