英语词汇snicker的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	snicker
词源	snicker v. "laugh in a half-suppressed way," 1690s, possibly of imitative origin; it is similar to Dutch snikken "to gasp, sob;" also compare the horse's nicker. Related: Snickered; snickering. snicker n. "a smothered laugh," 1835, from snicker (v.). Earlier form was snigger (1823). Entries linking to snicker nicker v. "to neigh," 1774, Scottish and North of England dialect, of imitative origin (see neigh). Related: Nickered; nickering. snigger v. 1706, variant form of snicker (v.). Related: Sniggered; sniggering. As a noun from 1823. whicker v. 1650s, "snigger," imitative (compare snicker). As imitative of a sound made by a horse, from 1753. As the sound of something beating the air, from 1920. Related: Whickered; whickering. updated on February 02, 2023
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