sniggern.¹

Brit.

/ˈsnɪɡə/, U.S.

/ˈsnɪɡər/

Etymology: < snigger v.¹ Compare snicker n.¹

An act of sniggering; a slight or half-suppressed laugh; a snicker.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [noun] > sniggering > instance of

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nichera1791

nickera1791

snigger1823

snitter1825

snicker1836

sniggle1852

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squiggle1898

1823 ‘J. Bee’ Slang 162 Snigger, ill-suppressed laughter.

1830 Examiner 677/2 He appeared to have a constant snigger lurking under his frown.

1856 J. H. Newman Callista vii. 50 Juba..indulged himself from time to time in an inward laugh or snigger.

1882 ‘F. Anstey’ Vice Versâ vi. 127 Suspecting that the faint sniggers he heard were indulged in at his own expense.

figurative.1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xx. v. 108 Ages..which have lost their mirth, and become all one snigger of mock-mirth.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

sniggern.²

Etymology: < snigger v.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnigger.

local.

A kind of grapple used by salmon poachers.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > other fishing equipment > [noun] > prongs or hooks for landing fish

grab-hook1608

gaff1656

weir-hook1688

pew1765

click-hookc1810

picaroon1837

gaff-hook1844

pew-gaffa1884

fish-gaff1887

snigger1901

1901 Scotsman 29 Mar. 7/1 Labourers..poached for salmon on the Don..by means of sniggers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

sniggerv.¹

Brit.

/ˈsnɪɡə/, U.S.

/ˈsnɪɡər/

Etymology: Imitative: compare snicker v.

a. intransitive. To laugh in a half-suppressed, light or covert manner; to snicker.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > laugh in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > snigger

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whickera1656

snicker1694

nichera1700

snigger1706

snirt1724

snirtle?a1786

sniggle1815

snitter1825

nicker1827

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) To Snicker or Snigger.

1728 J. Morgan Hist. Barbary Epitomiz'd in Compl. Hist. Algiers I. 188 This, and other such Jokes, set most of the Assembly a sniggering.

1771 F. Burney Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1988) I. 160 Mr. Featherstone enjoyed it prodigiously, sniggering & joking.

1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel I. iii. 75 So they let me go, and rode out aw sniggering, laughing, and rounding in ilk ithers lugs.

1867 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) II. 15 He never laughed loud,..and indeed oftener sniggered slightly than laughed in any way.

1887 A. Jessopp Arcady iv. 112 They snigger and grin sometimes, and then turn away as if ashamed of themselves.

figurative.1894 M. Oliphant Hist. Sketch Queen Anne vii. 364 The younger world..still sniggers in its sleeve [etc.].

b. Const. at or over.

ΚΠ

1847 A. Smith Christopher Tadpole (1848) xxxiii. 284 Fools, sniggering at you because they won't understand what you mean.

1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians lxxviii She..sniggered over the faults of the self-styled righteous with uncommon satisfaction.

1887 R. Jefferies Amaryllis at Fair xiv He kind of sniggered in a foolish way at Amaryllis.

1899 Q. Rev. Apr. 487 Norwich has ceased to snigger over the youthful indiscretions of George Borrow.

c. dialect. (See quots.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > think or behave contemptuously [verb (intransitive)] > express contempt by facial expression

snurtc1440

to look askew1538

scance1611

to fall a lip of contempta1616

flurn1656

sneer1734

to curl the lip1816

snigger1823

the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > boast [verb (intransitive)]

yelpc888

kebc1315

glorify1340

to make avauntc1340

boast1377

brag1377

to shake boastc1380

glorya1382

to make (one's) boastc1385

crackc1470

avaunt1471

glaster1513

voust1513

to make (one's or a) vauntc1515

jet?1521

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rail1530

devauntc1540

brave1549

vaunt1611

thrasonize1619

vapour1629

ostentate1670

goster1673

flourish1674

rodomontade1681

taper1683

gasconade1717

stump1721

rift1794

mang1819

snigger1823

gab1825

cackle1847

to talk horse1855

skite1857

to blow (also U.S. toot) one's own horn1859

to shoot off one's mouth1864

spreadeagle1866

swank1874

bum1877

to sound off1918

woof1934

to shoot a line1941

to honk off1952

to mouth off1958

blow-

1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 373 Snigger, Sniggeren, exulting, boasting, jeering.

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Snigger, to sneer ill-naturedly.

2. transitive. To utter with a snigger.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > say in a particular manner [verb (transitive)] > with a sneer, laugh, etc.

laugheOE

simper1567

sneer1693

titter1787

chuckle out1820

snigger1857

sniff1859

smile1860

smirk1879

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > laugh in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > utter with a snigger

snigger1857

1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago I. 96 ‘Don't you wish yours was, Doctor?’ ‘Eh, eh, eh,’ sniggered Heale.

1905 P. White Patient Man xiv ‘Then he has the oddest way of keeping it,’ sniggered Mrs. Archie.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

sniggerv.²

Etymology: Of obscure origin: compare sniggle v.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnigger.

local.

transitive. To catch (salmon) by means of weighted hooks.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing for type of fish > fish for type of fish in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > fish for salmon in specific manner

stick1820

leister1834

snigger1886

1886 Fishing Gaz. 30 Jan. 58/1 In the way of grappling—or sniggering, as it is more politely termed—i.e., dragging the river with huge grapples and lead attached for the purpose of keeping them to the bottom of the pool.

1898 Scotsman 19 Nov. 6 The bailiffs..said they had no doubt, from the position and movements of the accused and his companions.., that they were ‘sniggering’ salmon.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

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单词	snigger
释义	sniggern.¹ Brit. /ˈsnɪɡə/, U.S. /ˈsnɪɡər/ Etymology: < snigger v.¹ Compare snicker n.¹ An act of sniggering; a slight or half-suppressed laugh; a snicker. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [noun] > sniggering > instance of snirt1781 nichera1791 nickera1791 snigger1823 snitter1825 snicker1836 sniggle1852 squirk1882 squiggle1898 1823 ‘J. Bee’ Slang 162 Snigger, ill-suppressed laughter. 1830 Examiner 677/2 He appeared to have a constant snigger lurking under his frown. 1856 J. H. Newman Callista vii. 50 Juba..indulged himself from time to time in an inward laugh or snigger. 1882 ‘F. Anstey’ Vice Versâ vi. 127 Suspecting that the faint sniggers he heard were indulged in at his own expense. figurative.1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xx. v. 108 Ages..which have lost their mirth, and become all one snigger of mock-mirth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). sniggern.² Etymology: < snigger v.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnigger. local. A kind of grapple used by salmon poachers. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > other fishing equipment > [noun] > prongs or hooks for landing fish grab-hook1608 gaff1656 weir-hook1688 pew1765 click-hookc1810 picaroon1837 gaff-hook1844 pew-gaffa1884 fish-gaff1887 snigger1901 1901 Scotsman 29 Mar. 7/1 Labourers..poached for salmon on the Don..by means of sniggers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019). sniggerv.¹ Brit. /ˈsnɪɡə/, U.S. /ˈsnɪɡər/ Etymology: Imitative: compare snicker v. 1. a. intransitive. To laugh in a half-suppressed, light or covert manner; to snicker. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > laugh in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > snigger neicherc1550 whickera1656 snicker1694 nichera1700 snigger1706 snirt1724 snirtle?a1786 sniggle1815 snitter1825 nicker1827 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) To Snicker or Snigger. 1728 J. Morgan Hist. Barbary Epitomiz'd in Compl. Hist. Algiers I. 188 This, and other such Jokes, set most of the Assembly a sniggering. 1771 F. Burney Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1988) I. 160 Mr. Featherstone enjoyed it prodigiously, sniggering & joking. 1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel I. iii. 75 So they let me go, and rode out aw sniggering, laughing, and rounding in ilk ithers lugs. 1867 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) II. 15 He never laughed loud,..and indeed oftener sniggered slightly than laughed in any way. 1887 A. Jessopp Arcady iv. 112 They snigger and grin sometimes, and then turn away as if ashamed of themselves. figurative.1894 M. Oliphant Hist. Sketch Queen Anne vii. 364 The younger world..still sniggers in its sleeve [etc.]. b. Const. at or over. ΚΠ 1847 A. Smith Christopher Tadpole (1848) xxxiii. 284 Fools, sniggering at you because they won't understand what you mean. 1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians lxxviii She..sniggered over the faults of the self-styled righteous with uncommon satisfaction. 1887 R. Jefferies Amaryllis at Fair xiv He kind of sniggered in a foolish way at Amaryllis. 1899 Q. Rev. Apr. 487 Norwich has ceased to snigger over the youthful indiscretions of George Borrow. c. dialect. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > think or behave contemptuously [verb (intransitive)] > express contempt by facial expression snurtc1440 to look askew1538 scance1611 to fall a lip of contempta1616 flurn1656 sneer1734 to curl the lip1816 snigger1823 the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > boast [verb (intransitive)] yelpc888 kebc1315 glorify1340 to make avauntc1340 boast1377 brag1377 to shake boastc1380 glorya1382 to make (one's) boastc1385 crackc1470 avaunt1471 glaster1513 voust1513 to make (one's or a) vauntc1515 jet?1521 vaunt?1521 crowa1529 rail1530 devauntc1540 brave1549 vaunt1611 thrasonize1619 vapour1629 ostentate1670 goster1673 flourish1674 rodomontade1681 taper1683 gasconade1717 stump1721 rift1794 mang1819 snigger1823 gab1825 cackle1847 to talk horse1855 skite1857 to blow (also U.S. toot) one's own horn1859 to shoot off one's mouth1864 spreadeagle1866 swank1874 bum1877 to sound off1918 woof1934 to shoot a line1941 to honk off1952 to mouth off1958 blow- 1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 373 Snigger, Sniggeren, exulting, boasting, jeering. a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Snigger, to sneer ill-naturedly. 2. transitive. To utter with a snigger. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > say in a particular manner [verb (transitive)] > with a sneer, laugh, etc. laugheOE simper1567 sneer1693 titter1787 chuckle out1820 snigger1857 sniff1859 smile1860 smirk1879 the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > laugh in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > utter with a snigger snigger1857 1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago I. 96 ‘Don't you wish yours was, Doctor?’ ‘Eh, eh, eh,’ sniggered Heale. 1905 P. White Patient Man xiv ‘Then he has the oddest way of keeping it,’ sniggered Mrs. Archie. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). sniggerv.² Etymology: Of obscure origin: compare sniggle v.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnigger. local. transitive. To catch (salmon) by means of weighted hooks. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing for type of fish > fish for type of fish in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > fish for salmon in specific manner stick1820 leister1834 snigger1886 1886 Fishing Gaz. 30 Jan. 58/1 In the way of grappling—or sniggering, as it is more politely termed—i.e., dragging the river with huge grapples and lead attached for the purpose of keeping them to the bottom of the pool. 1898 Scotsman 19 Nov. 6 The bailiffs..said they had no doubt, from the position and movements of the accused and his companions.., that they were ‘sniggering’ salmon. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.¹1823n.²1901v.¹1706v.²1886
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