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Definition snipe

Etymology 1

From Middle English snipe, snype (a type of bird), from Old Norse snípa, as in mýrisnípa (“moor snipe”). Akin to Norwegian snipe.

The verb originated in the 1770s among soldiers in British India where a hunter skilled enough to kill the elusive snipe was dubbed a "sniper". The term sniper was first attested in 1824 in the sense of the word "sharpshooter".

Noun

snipe (plural snipes or snipe) (Plural "snipe" is used only for the bird.)

1. Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
2. A fool; a blockhead.
3. A shot fired from a concealed place.
4. (naval slang) A member of the engineering department on a ship.
5. (ice hockey slang) A goal.

Verb

snipe (third-person singular simple present snipes, present participle sniping, simple past and past participle sniped)

1. (intransitive) To hunt snipe.
2. (intransitive) To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
3. (intransitive, by extension) To shoot with a sniper rifle.
4. (transitive) To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid against (the current high bidder) at the last possible moment.
5. (transitive) To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
6. (ice hockey slang) To score a goal.
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Etymology 2

Probably from snip or a cognate

Noun

snipe (plural snipes)

1. (slang) A cigarette butt.
2. An animated promotional logo during a television show.
3. A strip of copy announcing some late breaking news or item of interest, typically placed in a print advertisement in such a way that it stands out from the ad.
4. A bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.

Etymology 3

Either from sneap or a figurative development from Etymology 1

Noun

snipe (plural snipes)

1. A sharp, clever answer; sarcasm.

Verb

snipe (third-person singular simple present snipes, present participle sniping, simple past and past participle sniped)

1. (intransitive) To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.

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