Snicker
/ˈsnɪkər/verb
To laugh in a secretive or disrespectful manner.
The students snickered when the teacher tripped.
Often appears as...
- snicker at something
- snicker under breath
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Disapproving
noun
A secretive or disrespectful laugh.
She could hear a snicker from the back of the room.
Often appears as...
- hear a snicker
- suppress a snicker
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To laugh in a secretive or disrespectful manner.
The students snickered when the teacher tripped.
Often appears as...
- snicker at something
- snicker under breath
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A secretive or disrespectful laugh.
She could hear a snicker from the back of the room.
Often appears as...
- hear a snicker
- suppress a snicker
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Disrespectful Contexts
Use 'snicker' to describe laughter that might hurt someone's feelings.
They snickered at his homemade costume.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Overt
'Snicker' implies that the laughter is subtle and possibly hidden.
She snickered behind her book, mocking his confusion.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Nuance
In some cultures, 'snickering' may be considered very rude.
His snickers during the ceremony were seen as disrespectful.
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The psychological weight...
plates eating with chopsticks to eat more slowly and i promised myself i could have anything i wanted as long as i ate it with a knife and a fork trust me it feels ridiculous to eat a snickers bar like this but it helped me be more conscious of what i was eating
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Food Aggression PIPE...
Snickers it's time to work on his food aggression she usually eats over here okay because he gets very aggressive you know let me show you how to do it you want me to do oh here you hug no problem I'm up for it
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The biology of gender,...
no one would ever really see me as a woman. In science, your credibility is everything, and people were snickering in the hallways, giving me stares, looks of disgust -- afraid to be near me.
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The psychological weight...
plates eating with chopsticks to eat more slowly and i promised myself i could have anything i wanted as long as i ate it with a knife and a fork trust me it feels ridiculous to eat a snickers bar like this but it helped me be more conscious of what i was eating
Video examples
Food Aggression PIPE...
Snickers it's time to work on his food aggression she usually eats over here okay because he gets very aggressive you know let me show you how to do it you want me to do oh here you hug no problem I'm up for it
Video examples
The biology of gender,...
no one would ever really see me as a woman. In science, your credibility is everything, and people were snickering in the hallways, giving me stares, looks of disgust -- afraid to be near me.
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Cindy Wilson
American Musician
I came to work one day, and Ricky was playing music on his guitar, just snickering. He played me the riff that turned out to be 'Rock Lobster,' and it was hilarious. He was just trying to be funny. His guitar style made it moodier, and it really is a driving song, but it does have that funny humor to it.
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Steven Pinker
Canadian Scientist
A word is an arbitrary label - that's the foundation of linguistics. But many people think otherwise. They believe in word magic: that uttering a spell, incantation, curse, or prayer can change the world. Don't snicker: Would you ever say, 'Nothing has gone wrong yet' without looking for wood to knock?
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Scott Weiland
American Musician
I had always sung in choirs. Even when it was something to be laughed at or made fun of, you know, in school. And I was always the kid who was picked at the Christmas concert to sing the solo, you know, while the other kids snickered in the front few rows.
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Kayleigh McEnany
American Public Servant
The punditry snicker, the politicians sneer, and the editorialists scoff, but the American people speak and Donald J. Trump rises - commandingly so - confounding the powerful institutions of Washington D.C. and New York and earning him the ire of both.
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Lynn Coady
Canadian Novelist
I avoid writing about sex out of a certainty that no matter how grown up and matter-of-fact I might try to be, there is a snickering yet nun-terrorized 12-year-old-boy inside me who would at some point be certain to grab the reins in his hairy palms.
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Paul Stanley
American Musician
KISS has always been outside of the borders of what other bands can do. Not that some of these other bands wouldn't want to do it - the fact that they may snicker or look down their noses at what we do is more out of jealously than anything else.
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Gloria Allred
American Lawyer
People who are pierced should not be snickered at, should not become the object of ridicule, should not be singled out for special and uneven and unequal treatment. They should be respected just like everybody else.
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William James
American Philosopher
There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker; if sad, it must not scream or curse.
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Jerry Lewis
American Comedian
For a comic to put a public performance in jeopardy for a snickering little laugh - no, no, no, I don't believe in it.
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Cindy Wilson
American Musician
I came to work one day, and Ricky was playing music on his guitar, just snickering. He played me the riff that turned out to be 'Rock Lobster,' and it was hilarious. He was just trying to be funny. His guitar style made it moodier, and it really is a driving song, but it does have that funny humor to it.
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Steven Pinker
Canadian Scientist
A word is an arbitrary label - that's the foundation of linguistics. But many people think otherwise. They believe in word magic: that uttering a spell, incantation, curse, or prayer can change the world. Don't snicker: Would you ever say, 'Nothing has gone wrong yet' without looking for wood to knock?
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Scott Weiland
American Musician
I had always sung in choirs. Even when it was something to be laughed at or made fun of, you know, in school. And I was always the kid who was picked at the Christmas concert to sing the solo, you know, while the other kids snickered in the front few rows.
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Kayleigh McEnany
American Public Servant
The punditry snicker, the politicians sneer, and the editorialists scoff, but the American people speak and Donald J. Trump rises - commandingly so - confounding the powerful institutions of Washington D.C. and New York and earning him the ire of both.
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Lynn Coady
Canadian Novelist
I avoid writing about sex out of a certainty that no matter how grown up and matter-of-fact I might try to be, there is a snickering yet nun-terrorized 12-year-old-boy inside me who would at some point be certain to grab the reins in his hairy palms.
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Paul Stanley
American Musician
KISS has always been outside of the borders of what other bands can do. Not that some of these other bands wouldn't want to do it - the fact that they may snicker or look down their noses at what we do is more out of jealously than anything else.
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Gloria Allred
American Lawyer
People who are pierced should not be snickered at, should not become the object of ridicule, should not be singled out for special and uneven and unequal treatment. They should be respected just like everybody else.
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William James
American Philosopher
There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker; if sad, it must not scream or curse.
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Jerry Lewis
American Comedian
For a comic to put a public performance in jeopardy for a snickering little laugh - no, no, no, I don't believe in it.
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