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Snicklefritz

name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A nickname or term of endearment for a child or adult. US, dialectal

    "After Eva and her Mommie carefully paint cookies, Daddy and his "Snicklefritz" find the perfect little pine tree."

Noun
  1. 1
    A child, especially a mischievous one; especially as a nickname or term of endearment, or exasperation. Alternative letter-case form of Snicklefritz. Pennsylvania, US, dialectal, especially

    ""Them snicklefritzes sponge on their mamas and daddies long after they leave the nest." […] "Let's see what that snicklefritz will do when he sees this," he said."

  2. 2
    A random strain of marijuana that has low potency. slang

    "We're high on skunk Barcelona snicklefritz and Lucky Strikes, and we speak loud English and laugh a lot."

Etymology

From German or Pennsylvania German, related to German Schnickschnack (“chatter”) (see schnacken, *schnicken) + -el + Fritz (a nickname derived from Friedrich), thus probably originally denoting someone chatty or impulsive.

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