Snug

Pronunciation

• enPR: snÅ­g, IPA: /snʌɡ/
• Rhymes: -ʌɡ

Origin

From dialectical English snug (tight, handsome), maybe from Proto-Norse *snaggwu-. Compare snöggur (smooth), Old snög (neat), snygg.

Full definition of snug

Noun

1. (British) small, comfortable back room in a pub
2. (engineering) A lug.

Related terms

• lounge bar
• public bar
• saloon bar
• vault

Adjective

1. comfortable; cosy (cozy); satisfactory
• 1853, Melville, Herman, Bartleby, the Scrivener, in Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories, New York: Penguin Books, 1968; reprint 1995 as Bartleby, ISBN 0146000129, page 2: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.
2. close-fitting
3. Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.
• Jonathan SwiftLie snug, and hear what critics say.

Derived terms

• snugly
• snug as a bug in a rug

Synonyms

• cosy (cozy)

Related terms

• snuggle
• snuggly

Verb

1. To make secure or snug.
• 1967, William F. Nolan and , , May 1976 edition, ISBN 0553025171, page 15:He snugged his Gun into its tunic holster, checked the scope on his Follower and left the room.
2. To snuggle or nestle.

Anagrams

• gnus, guns, nugs, sung