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Snoke¹

proper noun Snokes

  1. A surname.

snoke²

Where it comes from

From Middle English snoken, possibly from Old Norse *snoka, from Proto-Germanic *snukōną (“to snuff, snuffle, sniff out”), from the root *snuk-, of uncertain origin. Compare sneak and snoop for the sound symbolism.

verb snokes · snoking · snoked · snook · snoak

  1. ambitransitive, dialectal To sniff or smell; to sniff at; to poke around sniffing with the nose.
  2. ambitransitive, dialectal To sneak about; to spy on; to snoop.
  3. ambitransitive, dialectal To snort contemptuously; to scorn, despise.

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@misc{snoke_2026,
  title = {snoke},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/snoke},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}