snoop
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snoop
- /snuːp/
Rhymes with -uːp
Where it comes from
From Dutch snoepen (“to pry, eat in secret, sneak”) or maybe Old Norse snópa (“to idle about dismally”), or (“to use a blood found”). Related to Dutch and Low German snappen (“to bite, seize”), Dutch snavel (“beak, bill, pecker, neb”), German Schnabel (“beak, bill, mouth”). More at snap.
verb snoops · snooping · snooped
- To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.
- To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others. If I had not snooped on her, I wouldn't have found out that she lied about her degree.
- To steal. 'What on earth do Coker and his parcel of tuck matter to us? You're not thinking of snooping his tuck, I suppose, like Bunter.'
noun snoops
- The act of snooping.
- One who snoops. Be careful what you say around Gene because he's the bosses' snoop.
- A private detective. She hired a snoop to find out if her husband was having an affair.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: eavesdropper, spy, stag, meddle, pry, quest, search, yenta, tag, weasel, snitch, hangdog, nosey-parker, lie doggo, black-bag, mickey
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verb to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen
| Português | bisbilhotar |
|---|---|
| Français | espionner |
| Deutsch | spionieren |
| Русский | высле́живать vysléživatʹ, вы́следить výsleditʹ, выню́хивать vynjúxivatʹ, вы́нюхать výnjuxatʹ, шпио́нить špiónitʹ |
verb to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
| Español | fisgonear, espiar, husmear |
|---|---|
| Português | espionar |
| Français | espionner, fouiner |
| Deutsch | spionieren, schnüffeln |
| Русский | высле́живать vysléživatʹ, вы́следить výsleditʹ, выню́хивать vynjúxivatʹ, вы́нюхать výnjuxatʹ, шпио́нить špiónitʹ |
| العربية | تَجَسَّسَ tajassasa |
noun the act of snooping
| Español | husmear, fisgar |
|---|---|
| Français | enquête, investigation |
| Deutsch | Schnüffeln |
| Русский | подсма́тривание podsmátrivanije, подгля́дывание podgljádyvanije, сле́жка sléžka |
noun one who snoops
| Français | fouine |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Schnüffler, Schnüfflerin |
| Русский | стука́ч stukáč, стука́чка stukáčka, ище́йка iščéjka |
noun a private detective
| Español | detective |
|---|---|
| Français | détective privé |
| Deutsch | Schnüffler, Privatdetektiv |
| Italiano | segugio |
| Русский | ча́стный детекти́в částnyj dɛtɛktív, детекти́в dɛtɛktív, сы́щик sýščik, сы́щица sýščica, ище́йка iščéjka |
Talk about this word "snoop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/snoop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. snoop. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/snoop "snoop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/snoop.Cite this
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title = {snoop},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/snoop},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
