snicket

/ ˈsnɪkɪt /

noun

1. dialect.
   a passageway between walls or fences

Word History and Origins

Origin of snicket¹

of obscure origin

Example Sentences

These spunky, somewhat benignly neglected children, with a pedigree stretching from Charles Dickens to Lemony Snicket, might seem familiar, but they have their own peculiar and particular charm, as do the supporting cast of flamboyant visitors, eccentric locals and unflappable family retainers.

From Washington Post

Trail nicknames, like Lemony Snicket — “I experienced a series of unfortunate events on-trail,” Ms. Graham said, explaining hers — replace given names for months at a stretch.

From New York Times

Outside are his two Great Pyrenees dogs: Beatrice, named after a character in the Lemony Snicket books, and Artemis, after the tween sci-fi character Artemis Fowl.

From Washington Post

“Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events,” a TV series based on the series of children’s books written by Daniel Handler under the pen name Lemony Snicket, stars Neil Patrick Harris as Count Olaf and Patrick Warburton as Snicket, who narrates retrospectively from within the story.

From Los Angeles Times

For the first half of my life, I was sustained by my small public library, finding solace in old, ratty copies of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events and Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women.

From The Verge