Standard Lemma guide

Snickers

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈsnɪkəz/
  • US: /ˈsnɪkəɹz/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S N IH1 K ER0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A chocolate bar produced by the Mars company, with a peanut, caramel and nougat filling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of snicker

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

third-person singular simple present indicative of snicker

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Coined in 1930, from the name of a favorite horse owned by the Mars family, from snicker (“to whinny”) + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سنيكرز — chocolate bar
  • Chinese Mandarin: 士力架 (shìlìjià) — chocolate bar
  • Finnish: Snickers — chocolate bar
  • Marathi: स्निकर्स (snikarsa) — chocolate bar
  • Russian: сни́керс (sníkers) — chocolate bar
  • Spanish: Snickers — chocolate bar
Real reading context

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