snicker
[ snik-er ]
/ ˈsnɪk ər /
verb (used without object)
to laugh in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner.
verb (used with object)
to utter with a snicker.
noun
a snickering laugh.
Also
snigger.
Origin of snicker
First recorded in 1685–95; of expressive orig.
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British Dictionary definitions for snicker
snicker
/ (ˈsnɪkə) /
noun
mainly US and Canadian
a sly or disrespectful laugh, esp one partly stifled
verb
to utter such a laugh
Equivalent term (in Britain and certain other countries): snigger
(of a horse) to whinny
Word Origin for snicker
C17: probably of imitative origin