snarfv.

Brit.

/snɑːf/, U.S.

/snɑrf/

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative, although probably influenced by scarf v.⁴

slang (originally U.S.).

1. transitive. To eat or drink quickly or greedily. Frequently with down, up. Also intransitive.

ΚΠ

1958 Amer. Speech 33 225 In jazz slang..anything to eat is snarf or skittles; anything to drink is a taste.]

1963 Amer. Speech 38 176 Popular substitutes for the verb to eat include..to snarf down the goodies, snarf referring, according to one informant, to the act of eating like an animal.

1982 Sunday Sun-Times (Chicago) 20 June iv. 7/1 In the meantime, we gave her a bottle, and she drank 2 ounces like that. Snarfed it right down.

1988 Chicago Tribune 13 July c1 Camp Director Bill Mathis turned up the radio for Aaron Copland's ‘Appalachian Spring’ as Jermaine, La Toya and Curtis snarfed eagerly on individual bags of potato chips.

1990 J. Leavy Squeeze Play i. 32 If they behave, they are allowed out to mingle with the glitterati for exactly one half hour and snarf up crudités and crab claws.

2003 Oxf. Amer. Jan. 52/2 The way we take in food at KFC, just snarfing it.

2. transitive. To grab or snatch, esp. without permission; to take or use greedily or rapidly. Frequently with down, up.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > hold [verb (transitive)] > lay hold of or grasp > quickly or suddenly > snatch up

latcha1225

plitcha1400

snap1550

snatch1555

click1651

snack1871

scoop1916

snarf1968

1968 Amer. Speech 43 313 Did they pay for those peaches..or did they just snarf them up?

1983 G. L. Steele et al. Hacker's Dict. 118 This program snarfs all the file directories and searches for files named ‘ delete.me’.

1992 Amer. Libraries Mar. 248/3 Developing programming ideas also struck a common chord. Judge spoke of ‘snarfing up’ ideas wherever she found them.

2001 N.Y. Mag. 19 Nov. 64/2 But after reading Stuffed—snarfing it down would be more accurate—it occurs to me that Volk's book speaks to our frazzled times in a deeper way.

3. transitive. To take (a powdered drug) by inhaling it into the nose, esp. quickly or in large amounts. Chiefly with up. Cf. snort v. 7.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > take drugs [verb (transitive)] > inhale drugs

sniff1934

snort1935

snarf1973

toot1975

1973 [see snarfer n. at Derivatives].

1993 Guardian 7 July ii. 8/3 Notoriously, she also took drugs: heroin, LSD, cocaine... For a while, she snarfed them all up like there was no tomorrow.

2000 W. Self How Dead Live (2001) x. 222 Natasha had sat on the edge of the big Slumberdown, half-naked to give the married man the necessary visual folder, while she snarfed up the remains of his cocaine.

Derivatives

ˈsnarfer n.

ΚΠ

1973 Drug Forum 2 424 Sniffers, snorters, or snarfers [of cocaine] are also prone to infection of the mucous membranes.

2001 L. Erdrich Last Rep. Miracles at Little No Horse xx. 310 That neurasthenic pierogi snarfer?

ˈsnarfing n.

ΚΠ

1982 Sunday Sun-Times (Chicago) 20 June iv. 7/1 The snarfing, which has become a way of life for you, continued for the next few days, and by the end of the week you were strong enough to go home.

1999 D. LeHane Prayers for Rain (2000) 184 Bubba dove back into his food, and for a few moments the only sounds in that room came from his shoveling and snarfing.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	snarf
释义	snarfv. Brit. /snɑːf/, U.S. /snɑrf/ Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative, although probably influenced by scarf v.⁴ slang (originally U.S.). 1. transitive. To eat or drink quickly or greedily. Frequently with down, up. Also intransitive. ΚΠ 1958 Amer. Speech 33 225 In jazz slang..anything to eat is snarf or skittles; anything to drink is a taste.] 1963 Amer. Speech 38 176 Popular substitutes for the verb to eat include..to snarf down the goodies, snarf referring, according to one informant, to the act of eating like an animal. 1982 Sunday Sun-Times (Chicago) 20 June iv. 7/1 In the meantime, we gave her a bottle, and she drank 2 ounces like that. Snarfed it right down. 1988 Chicago Tribune 13 July c1 Camp Director Bill Mathis turned up the radio for Aaron Copland's ‘Appalachian Spring’ as Jermaine, La Toya and Curtis snarfed eagerly on individual bags of potato chips. 1990 J. Leavy Squeeze Play i. 32 If they behave, they are allowed out to mingle with the glitterati for exactly one half hour and snarf up crudités and crab claws. 2003 Oxf. Amer. Jan. 52/2 The way we take in food at KFC, just snarfing it. 2. transitive. To grab or snatch, esp. without permission; to take or use greedily or rapidly. Frequently with down, up. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > hold [verb (transitive)] > lay hold of or grasp > quickly or suddenly > snatch up latcha1225 plitcha1400 snap1550 snatch1555 click1651 snack1871 scoop1916 snarf1968 1968 Amer. Speech 43 313 Did they pay for those peaches..or did they just snarf them up? 1983 G. L. Steele et al. Hacker's Dict. 118 This program snarfs all the file directories and searches for files named ‘ delete.me’. 1992 Amer. Libraries Mar. 248/3 Developing programming ideas also struck a common chord. Judge spoke of ‘snarfing up’ ideas wherever she found them. 2001 N.Y. Mag. 19 Nov. 64/2 But after reading Stuffed—snarfing it down would be more accurate—it occurs to me that Volk's book speaks to our frazzled times in a deeper way. 3. transitive. To take (a powdered drug) by inhaling it into the nose, esp. quickly or in large amounts. Chiefly with up. Cf. snort v. 7. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > take drugs [verb (transitive)] > inhale drugs sniff1934 snort1935 snarf1973 toot1975 1973 [see snarfer n. at Derivatives]. 1993 Guardian 7 July ii. 8/3 Notoriously, she also took drugs: heroin, LSD, cocaine... For a while, she snarfed them all up like there was no tomorrow. 2000 W. Self How Dead Live (2001) x. 222 Natasha had sat on the edge of the big Slumberdown, half-naked to give the married man the necessary visual folder, while she snarfed up the remains of his cocaine. Derivatives ˈsnarfer n. ΚΠ 1973 Drug Forum 2 424 Sniffers, snorters, or snarfers [of cocaine] are also prone to infection of the mucous membranes. 2001 L. Erdrich Last Rep. Miracles at Little No Horse xx. 310 That neurasthenic pierogi snarfer? ˈsnarfing n. ΚΠ 1982 Sunday Sun-Times (Chicago) 20 June iv. 7/1 The snarfing, which has become a way of life for you, continued for the next few days, and by the end of the week you were strong enough to go home. 1999 D. LeHane Prayers for Rain (2000) 184 Bubba dove back into his food, and for a few moments the only sounds in that room came from his shoveling and snarfing. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1963
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