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7 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a disrespectful laugh
verb laugh quietly
originUS variant of the British snigger, possibly of onomatopoeic origin, similar to Dutch snikken (“to gasp; sob”). The noun is first recorded 1836, from the verb. Compare also Scottish smicker (“to smile or laugh in a sniggering or leery way, smirk”). More at smicker.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Also spells
Words from these letters
- ickers 12
- nicker 12
- sicken 12
- sicker 12
- icker 11
- necks 11
- nicks 11
- recks 11
- ricks 11
- sneck 11
- snick 11
- inkers 10