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Meaning of snaccident | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsnæk.sɪ.dənt

Definitions

A snack accident; an instance of a snack being eaten accidentally.

countable, humorous, slang, uncountable

Examples

“Every so often I’d step on the scales or catch my reflection in the mirror and think ‘How the feck did this happen?!’ I didn’t mean to gain weight, it happened by snaccident.”
“Absentmindedly munching your way through an entire packet of biscuits while engrossed in Netflix could be considered a late night ‘snaccident’ but, for a growing number of people in the UAE, compulsive eating is putting their health at risk.”
“‘Yeah, I knew you liked canapés, but …’ Angus received a biff to his arm. ‘That was a, um, snaccident. I didn't mean to eat them all. But they were so delicious … the truffle bit on the mushroomy sauce, oh my word, I mean, I was in food heaven.’”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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