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Snoop

//snuːp// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of snooping.
  2. 2
    a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others wordnet
  3. 3
    One who snoops.

    "Be careful what you say around Gene because he's the bosses' snoop."

  4. 4
    A private detective.

    "She hired a snoop to find out if her husband was having an affair."

Verb
  1. 1
    To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.
  2. 2
    watch, observe, or inquire secretly wordnet
  3. 3
    To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.

    "If I had not snooped on her, I wouldn't have found out that she lied about her degree."

  4. 4
    To steal. UK, dated, slang

    "'What on earth do Coker and his parcel of tuck matter to us? You're not thinking of snooping his tuck, I suppose, like Bunter.'"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Dutch snoepen (“to pry, eat in secret, sneak”). Related to Dutch and Low German snappen (“to bite, seize”), Dutch snavel (“beak, bill, pecker, neb”), German Schnabel (“beak, bill, mouth”). More at snap.

Etymology 2

From Dutch snoepen (“to pry, eat in secret, sneak”). Related to Dutch and Low German snappen (“to bite, seize”), Dutch snavel (“beak, bill, pecker, neb”), German Schnabel (“beak, bill, mouth”). More at snap.

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