snoop

[ snoop ]

verb (used without object)

1. to prowl or pry; go about in a sneaking, prying way.

noun

1. an act or instance of snooping.
2. a person who snoops.
3. a private detective.

snoop

/ snuːp /

verb

1. intr; often foll by about or around to pry into the private business of others

noun

1. a person who pries into the business of others
2. an act or instance of snooping

Derived Forms

• ˈsnoopy, adjective

Other Words From

• snooper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of snoop¹

1825–35, Americanism; < Dutch snoepen to take and eat food on the sly

Word History and Origins

Origin of snoop¹

C19: from Dutch snoepen to eat furtively

Example Sentences

When you interviewed other people for the film – Missy Elliot, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg – did you tell them it was going to be rendered in Lego?

From BBC

Its customers included famous names, from rapper Snoop Dogg to multi-billionaire investor Warren Buffett.

From BBC

As an undergraduate, he toured with rap superstar Snoop Dogg, a reflection of Washington’s immense musical talent and a harbinger of good things to come.

From Los Angeles Times

Its famous customers included Snoop Dogg, Oprah Winfrey, Eva Longoria and Warren Buffet - and millions of users were getting unexpected and life-changing results.

From BBC

The hometown of both Snoop Dogg and Billie Jean King — a set of Long Beach Polytechnic High graduates with pretty disparate skill sets — is culturally its own.

From Los Angeles Times