Snoop

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːp

Origin

From Dutch snoepen ("to pry, eat in secret, sneak"). Related to Dutch and Low German snappen ("to bite, seize"), Dutch snavel ("beak, bill, pecker, neb"), German Schnabel ("beak, bill, mouth"). More at snap.

Full definition of snoop

Verb

1. To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.
2. To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.If I had not snooped on her, I wouldn't have found out that she lied about her degree.

Related terms

• snoop around

Noun

1. The act of snooping
2. One who snoopsBe careful what you say around Gene because he's the bosses' snoop.
3. A private detectiveShe hired a snoop to find out if her husband was having an affair.

Anagrams

• no-ops
• spoon