Snoop vs Phish - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between snoop and phish

is that snoop is to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen while phish is to engage in phishing.

is that snoop is the act of snooping while phish is an instance of a phishing attack.

(en verb)

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.

If I had not snooped on her, I wouldn't have found out that she lied about her degree.

(en noun)

The act of snooping

One who snoops

Be careful what you say around Gene because he's the bosses' snoop .

A private detective

She hired a snoop to find out if her husband was having an affair.

* 1996, T.F. Hoad, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Etymology , Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192830988

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To engage in phishing.

(es)

An instance of a phishing attack.