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snarf

[ snahrf ]

verb (used with object)

, Slang.
  1. to eat quickly and voraciously; scarf (often followed by down or up ).


snarf

/ snɑːf /

verb

  1. informal.
    to eat or drink greedily
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of snarf1

First recorded in 1965–70; of uncertain origin; possibly a combination of snort ( def ) and scarf 2; possibly onomatopoeic
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Example Sentences

Clark’s group also filmed geckos snarfing up harmless critters.

Mitochondria, for instance, may have once been snarfed-up cells.

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