/snɜː(ɹ)t/
OriginOrigin uncertain. Either from Middle English snurten (“to sneer; snort, snore”), a variation of snorten (“to snort”); or from Middle English *snyrten, an alteration of fnyrten, fnerten, from Old English fnǣrettan. Compare also Norwegian snurt (“vexed, peevish”), Middle English snirt (“stern, gloomy”).
- ScotlandTo give a suppressed laugh or sharp intake of breath.
“"He grins, and snirts, and thraws ye ken —”
“"But ye see there was a great deal of blushing and snirting, and bits of made coughs, as if to keep down a thorough guffau."”
“The Whaup grew very red in the face, and ‘snirted’ with laughter."”
- ScotlandA suppressed laugh; a sharp intake of breath.
- Canada, US, uncountableSnow that is dirty, often seen by the side of roads and parking lots that have been plowed.
“We then have what we call ‘snirt’ storms.”
“Snirt or a mixture of snow and dirt is the term popularly applied to the windrows of dirt along the roads during a Minnesota winter.”
“‘Snirt’ is a thing of the spring.”
Formssnirts(present, singular, third-person) · snirting(participle, present) · snirted(participle, past) · snirted(past) · snirts(plural)