Sniggersome

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterised or marked by sniggering

    "This was to be a minstrel show for the most sniggersome of private audiences, a minstrel show of the sort that would certainly receive a standing (or as near as they could manage) ovation at Papa Brinkman's club when tits and feathers and garters palled."

Example

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"This was to be a minstrel show for the most sniggersome of private audiences, a minstrel show of the sort that would certainly receive a standing (or as near as they could manage) ovation at Papa Brinkman's club when tits and feathers and garters palled."

Etymology

From snigger + -some.

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