Snip-snap
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sharp snapping sound.
- 2 A tart dialogue with quick replies. idiomatic
"snip-snap short, and interruption smart"
Verb
- 1 To shut, close, bite, etc., with a brisk snap.
"He had picked a small section of scrub behind his shanty which the lagoon below cut into paintable patterns, and with easel snip-snapped up and palette set, was going through the essential preliminary of peering at it[.]"
Example
More examples"He had picked a small section of scrub behind his shanty which the lagoon below cut into paintable patterns, and with easel snip-snapped up and palette set, was going through the essential preliminary of peering at it[.]"
Etymology
Reduplication of snap.
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