Snoop Definition
sno͝op
snooping, snoops
verb
snooping, snoops
To pry into the private affairs of others, especially by prowling about.
American Heritage
To look about in a sneaking, prying way.
Webster's New World
To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.
If I had not snooped on her, I wouldn't have found out that she lied about her degree.
Wiktionary
noun
snoops
A person who snoops.
Webster's New World
The act of snooping.
Webster's New World
A private detective.
She hired a snoop to find out if her husband was having an affair.
Wiktionary
Origin of Snoop
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From Dutch snoepen (“to pry, eat in secret, sneak"). Related to Dutch and Low German snappen (“to bite, seize"), Dutch snavel (“beak, bill, pecker, neb"), German Schnabel (“beak, bill, mouth"). More at snap.
From Wiktionary
Dutch snoepen to eat on the sly
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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