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noun
A suppressed laugh; a sharp intake of breath.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
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noun
Snow that is dirty, often seen by the side of roads and parking lots that have been plowed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, uncountable
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verb
To give a suppressed laugh or sharp intake of breath.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
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History
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”).
Blend of snow + dirt.
