Glossary terms are immediately published, but are subject to review.
Glossary terms are immediately published, but are subject to review.
snaffle, snoodle
These fanciful-sounding words have no definitive origin: They probably just sounded right to someone who was sauntering, which is what they both mean. An Oxford English Dictionary (OED) example from 1821 describes someone “soodling up and down the street.” Credits to Mark Peters.
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