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snippy snip en · NOUN

Etymology

Built on snip.

Meanings

1. (humorous) A cut or incision.
   • The problem with Barb's haircuts is her hair stylist cuts her hair with a microscope. He goes, "A snippy snip here, and a snippy snip there—that will be 30 dollars, please." 1999, Chuck Snyder, Barb Snyder, Incompatibility: Still Grounds for a Great Marriage, Sisters, Oregon: Multnomah Publishers, →ISBN, page 157:
2. (euphemistic, humorous, specifically) A cut or incision. ▸ A vasectomy.
   • Imagine having an unwanted baby while unemployed or stretched to the max with bills. That would suck big time.... far worse than having a small snippy snip. 2005 December 14, John van Gurp, “Vasectomy”, in hfx.general (Usenet):
   • Coitus interruptus moments. Got me thinking I need a snippy snip. Vasectomy. 2018 May 2, David Schneiderman, Beast Mode, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2023, act 1:
   • So then, women get to force you guys to have a vasectomy. Fair is fair, right? Legally *force* you to go in for a little snippy snip? 2003 January 31, Sharon B, “Martha's quest for male abandoners, was Re: Father abandons newborn; was Re: Abandonment or Death”, in soc.men (Usenet):
   • Dr. Warren also suggested that if I'm not thinking of having anymore children, then Bill should go for the snippy snip. 2010, Sharon S. Hart, Becoming Part of the Ribbon: My Personal Journey, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 33:

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