Snicker-snack

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Intj
  1. 1
    An onomatopoeia of unclear meaning, possibly referring to sharpness, or the sound of a blade cutting through something. nonce-word

    "One, two! One, two! And through and through / The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! / He left it dead, and with its head / He went galumphing back."

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"One, two! One, two! And through and through / The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! / He left it dead, and with its head / He went galumphing back."

Etymology

Coined by British author and scholar Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, probably relating to snickersnee.

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