Snarf

[Sally Donlon]

In my region (Acadiana; french louisiana)/generation (boomers), we use
snarf as a blend between snort and snuffle, in reference to the mid-laugh
nose sound.

sally donlon



James Smith wrote:

> --- "Kathleen E. Miller" <mimillerkYNYTIMESOM> wrote:
>
> In my house, that's "to snort".  "You snort when you
> laugh."  (DeDerivative a small or less
> nonoticeablenort, a "snsnortlette) "Snarf" refers to
> eating quickly, usually greedily.  "He snarfed
> everything in sight."  "We snarfed some munchies."
>
> > Snarf to me has always been the sound your nose
> > makes (occasionally and
> > usually embarrassingly) in the midst of laughter.
> > "You just snarfed!" was a
> > common saying in the corridors of my high school and
> > a snarf usually
> > brought on more laughing, and more snarfing. [Sandra
> > Bullock's character in
> > Miss Congeniality does it often].
> >
> >
> > Kathleen E. Miller
> > They now call me "News Assistant, Columnist"
> > The New York Times
>
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