Snook vs Snoop - What's the difference?
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A freshwater and marine fish of the family Centropomidae in the order Perciformes, especially
# , the common snook.
Any of various other fishes. See (pedialite).
(UK, pejorative, as a gesture) A disrespectful gesture, performed by placing the tip of a thumb on one's nose with the fingers spread, and typically while wiggling the fingers back and forth.
To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.
To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.
The act of snooping
One who snoops
A private detective
As nouns the difference between snook and snoop
is that snook is a freshwater and marine fish of the family centropomidae in the order perciformes, especially or snook can be (uk|pejorative|as a gesture) a disrespectful gesture, performed by placing the tip of a thumb on one's nose with the fingers spread, and typically while wiggling the fingers back and forth while snoop is the act of snooping.As verbs the difference between snook and snoop
is that snook is to fish for snook or snook can be (obsolete) to sniff out while snoop is to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.snook
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(wikipedia snook)Alternative forms
* snoekEtymology 1
(etyl)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* bay snook * common snookEtymology 2
From the 19th century. origin, possibly related to (snoot) or (snout). (rfphoto)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* cock a snook * cocking of a snook * snook-cocker * snook-cockingReferences
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English
Verb
(en verb)- If I had not snooped on her, I wouldn't have found out that she lied about her degree.
Noun
(en noun)- Be careful what you say around Gene because he's the bosses' snoop .
- She hired a snoop to find out if her husband was having an affair.