Meaning of Snip | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of snipping; cutting a small amount off of something.
2. A single cut with scissors, clippers, or similar tool.
3. A small amount of something; a pinch.
4. A piece cut out by snipping.
5. Something acquired for a low price; a bargain.
   informal
6. A vasectomy.
   definite, euphemistic
7. A small or weak person, especially a young one.
   informal
8. An act or sound of snipping, the sound produced by scissors.
   onomatopoeic
9. An impertinent or mischievous person.
   dated
10. A share or portion; a snack.
    obsolete
11. A tailor.
    obsolete, slang
12. A white marking on a horse's muzzle, between the nostrils.

Equivalents

Examples

“It was true about the fanmaking; the table and floor were littered with snips of paper.”

“That wholesale auction lot was a snip at $10.”

“'Might as well come out now, you little snip, from wherever you be hiding!'”

“Nor was the lady's establishment more fortunate in gaining the regard of the household. The maid was a verjuiced spinster, too old to love herself, and too ill-natured to look on. The footman was a regular snip […]”

“His Third Query is a Frank Proposal, without any more ado, of taking all the Church Lands into the Crown; and Courteously he offers the Poor Cavaliers a Snip in the Booty”

“[…] you fool, why did you let out that you were a snip?" "I am not ashamed of my trade.””

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