snicker-snack

English

Etymology

Coined by Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, probably relating to snickersnee.

Noun

snicker-snack (countable and uncountable; plural snicker-snack)

  1. An onomatopoeia of unclear meaning, possibly referring to sharpness, or the sound of a blade cutting through something.
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