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Definition of Snirt
1. Noun. (American English) Snow that is dirty, often seen by the side of roads and parking lots that have been plowed. ¹
2. Verb. (Scotland) A suppressed laugh; a sharp intake of breath. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Snirt
1. a smothered laugh [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Snirt
Literary usage of Snirt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"To snirt, vn 1. To breathe sharply, in a jerking sort of way, ... V. snirt, s.
2 To breathe strongly through the nostrils, as expressive of displeasure or ..."
2. Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are by John Jamieson, John Johnstone (1867)
"To snirt, .•. n. 1. To breathe sharply, in a jerking sort of way, ... 3. To burst
out into an irrepressible laugh, Roxb., Ettr. For. snirt, ». ..."
3. A Glossary of North Country Words, with Their Etymology, & Affinity to Other by John Trotter Brockett, William Edward Brockett (1846)
"... an iron instrument for holding a bull by the gristle of the nose. snirt, v.
to laugh suddenly and involuntarily.—snirt, s. a suppressed laugh. V. Jam. ..."
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