Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To eat or drink rapidly or eagerly; devour.
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- verb transitive To eat or consume
greedily . - verb transitive To take something by
dubious means, but without theconnotations of stealing; to take something without regard toetiquette . - verb transitive To expel fluid or food through the mouth or nostrils accidentally, usually while attempting to stifle laughter with one's mouth full.
- verb transitive, computing To
slurp (computing slang sense); to load in entirety; to copy as a whole.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make off with belongings of others
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I was originally thinking a Thundercat or that lil character from a TV show who's name I don't know that says "snarf" all the time.
Totally Cheating Jen 2008
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Meg: the "snarf" character you're thinking of is Pinky from Pinky and the Brain/Animaniacs - the lab mice who wanted to take over the world..
Totally Cheating Jen 2008
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According to the players themselves, "Blibber blabber snarf."
Costaki Economopoulos: Rex Grossman Says the Redskins Will Win the NFC East, and Other Jokes Costaki Economopoulos 2011
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Or the crab puffs that we snarf down, as Hal from HR recites the latest office policy on Instant Messaging.
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According to the players themselves, "Blibber blabber snarf."
Costaki Economopoulos: Rex Grossman Says the Redskins Will Win the NFC East, and Other Jokes Costaki Economopoulos 2011
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According to the players themselves, "Blibber blabber snarf."
Costaki Economopoulos: Rex Grossman Says the Redskins Will Win the NFC East, and Other Jokes Costaki Economopoulos 2011
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I'd totally snarf Italian meatballs from a place called Saucy Balls.
America's Next Great Restaurant: Will Joey Stick with Saucy Balls? Should He? 2011
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Or the crab puffs that we snarf down, as Hal from HR recites the latest office policy on Instant Messaging.
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You decide for yourself and while you may evangelize, other people still have the right to ignore you and snarf their gas station food.
Charlotte Hilton Andersen: The Problem With Banning Soda Purchases With Food Stamps Charlotte Hilton Andersen 2010
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According to the players themselves, "Blibber blabber snarf."
Costaki Economopoulos: Rex Grossman Says the Redskins Will Win the NFC East, and Other Jokes Costaki Economopoulos 2011
jonasword commented on the word snarf
Adolescent slang- someone who farts in the bathtub and bites at the bubbles
April 11, 2009
strev commented on the word snarf
snarf back a rack o' ribs and slake it with a good lager.
April 11, 2009
rhsatrhs commented on the word snarf
Snarf: To forcefully eject liquid from one's nostrils, as may happen if one is made to laugh at an inopportune moment while in the act of drinking.
This usage goes back at least to the late 1970s, and is apparently still current since it appears in this tweet that was shown to me in the real time info:
# grabbyfingers: @robotwithdog Ha, yes, exactly. And thanks. It really hurts to snarf Diet Dr. Pepper ya know. I'm taking my burning nostrils to bed. Hmph. (7 hours ago)
June 8, 2009