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snaccident en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsnæk.sɪ.dənt/

Etymology

Blend of snack + accident.

Meanings

1. (countable, humorous, slang, uncountable) A snack accident; an instance of a snack being eaten accidentally.
   • Absentmindedly munching your way through an entire packet of biscuits while engrossed in Netflix could be considered a late night ‘snaccident’ but, for a growing number of people in the UAE, compulsive eating is putting their health at risk. 2017 April, Faye Rowe, “The Secret Life of a Binge Eater”, in Emirates Woman, page 102:
   • ‘Yeah, I knew you liked canapés, but …’ Angus received a biff to his arm. ‘That was a, um, snaccident. I didn't mean to eat them all. But they were so delicious … the truffle bit on the mushroomy sauce, oh my word, I mean, I was in food heaven.’ 2019, Fliss Chester, Meet Me on the Riviera, London: Orion Books, →ISBN, page unknown:
   • Every so often I’d step on the scales or catch my reflection in the mirror and think ‘How the feck did this happen?!’ I didn’t mean to gain weight, it happened by snaccident. 2016, Jules Coll, “Introduction”, in Flabyrinth: My Escape from Maximum Insecurity Prison, Dublin: Gill Books, →ISBN, page 5:

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