Snug
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snug¹
- /snʌɡ/ US, UK, Southern England
- /snɐɡ/ Australia, New Zealand
- /snʊɡ/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌɡ
Where it comes from
From dialectal English snug (“tight, handsome”), perhaps from Old Norse snøggr, from Proto-Germanic *snawwuz (“short, quick, fast”). Compare Icelandic snöggur (“smooth”), Danish snög (“neat”), Swedish snygg (“handsome, nice-looking”). Compare also English snudge (“to nestle, remain snug and quiet”).
adjective snugger · snuggest
- Warm and comfortable; cosy. I felt snug tucked up in my snug bed.
- Satisfactory. I am one of those unambitious lawyers who never addresses a jury, or in any way draws down public applause; but, in the cool tranquillity of a snug retreat, do a snug business among rich men's bonds, and mortgages, and title-deeds.
- Close-fitting. [I]t does make it clear that adding the keyboard case to the PinePhone will more than double the thickness. You may still be able to slide the whole thing into your pocket, but it’s likely to be more of a snug fit than when using the phone on its own.
- Close; concealed; not exposed to notice. Be ſure at Will’s the following Day, / Lie ſnug, and hear what Criticks ſay.
noun snugs
- A small, comfortable back room in a pub.
- A lug.
verb snugs · snugging · snugged
- To make secure or snug. He snugged his Gun into its tunic holster, checked the scope on his Follower and left the room.
- To snuggle or nestle.
- To make smooth.
Snug²
proper noun
- A suburb of the Huon Valley council area and the Kingborough council area, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
