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   snigger

   /ˈsnɪɡə/

   verb

   • 1. laugh in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way: "the boys at school were sure to snigger at him behind his back"

   noun

   • 1. a half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh: "we heard the sniggers caused by their little jokes"

   Word Origin early 18th century: later variant of snicker.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sniggerer noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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