snirt

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /snɜː(ɹ)t/ === Etymology 1 === Origin 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”). ==== Verb ==== snirt (third-person singular simple present snirts, present participle snirting, simple past and past participle snirted) (Scotland) To give a suppressed laugh or sharp intake of breath. 1833, Anonymous, writing in The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal, page 575, "Willie and Pate": "He grins, and snirts, and thraws ye ken — I maist could die, wi' laughin." ==== Noun ==== snirt (plural snirts) (Scotland) A suppressed laugh; a sharp intake of breath. ===== Derived terms ===== snirtle === Etymology 2 === Blend of snow +‎ dirt. ==== Noun ==== snirt (uncountable) (Canada, US) Snow that is dirty, often seen by the side of roads and parking lots that have been plowed. ===== Derived terms ===== snirty === Anagrams === NRTIs