snoose

English

Etymology

From Swedish snus.

Pronunciation

• enPR: snoo͞s, IPA^(key): /snuːs/
• Rhymes: -uːs

Noun

snoose (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of snus
   • 2008, Louise Erdrich, The Plague of Doves, page 7:

     Our mother had given him a red coffee can for spitting snoose.

Further reading

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.