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snips

/snɪps/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The act of snipping; cutting a small amount off of something.
  2. A single cut with scissors, clippers, or similar tool.
  3. Something acquired for a low price; a bargain.
  4. A small amount of something; a pinch.
  5. (definite, the snip) A vasectomy.
  6. A small or weak person, especially a young one.
  7. To cut with short sharp actions, as with scissors.
  8. To reduce the price of a product, to create a snip.
  9. To break off; to snatch away.
  10. To circumcise.
  11. To remove the irrelevant parts of quotations in the reply message.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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