snam
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 4
Definition of snam
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
- (Scotland, transitive)To snatch with the jaws; snap at something greedily.
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verb
- (Scotland, transitive)To snatch with the jaws; snap at something greedily.
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(UK, obsolete, slang, transitive)To steal; snatch.
“He has been lagged for beaker hunting, was a mushroom faker, has been on the steel for snamming a wedge sneezer; […]”
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(UK, obsolete, slang, transitive)To rob (a person).
“I on'y meant fur to snam (rob) him, and on'y giv' him a tightener, when somethin' come dancing and shreeking down the road, and I vamoosed.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Blend of snap + nam (“to seize, grab; chew, eat greedily”).
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