snudge
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snudge¹
- /snʌd͡ʒ/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ʌdʒ
Where it comes from
The origin of the verb is unknown. The noun is possibly derived from the verb.
verb snudges · snudging · snudged · snudge
- To save in a miserly manner; to hoard. Ill huſbandry trudgeth with vnthrifts about, / good huſbandry ſnudgeth for feare of a dout.
- Also followed by along: to walk with one's head down; to walk with a stoop. [T]o Snudge along, to go like an old Snudge, or like one vvhoſe Head is full of buſineſs, […]
noun snudges
- A greedy, stingy person; a miser. And thus your huſbandrye me thincke, is more like the life of a couetous ſnudge that ofte very euill preues, then the labour of a good huſbãde [husbande] that knoweth well what he doth.
- A dishonest and sneaky person. And in that ſlepe (me thought) I heard the tunes / Of ſullen paſſions apt for Funerals, / And ſaw my Fathers liueleſſe body borne / By Satyres: O I feare that deitie / Hath ſtolne him hence, that Snudge his deſtinie.
snudge²
- /snʌd͡ʒ/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ʌdʒ
Where it comes from
Origin unknown, possibly related to snug.
verb snudges · snudging · snudged
- To lie quiet and snug; to nestle, to snuggle. to snudge over a fire
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title = {snudge},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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