From Dutch snoepen (“to pry, eat in secret, sneak”) or maybe Old Norse snópa (“to idle about dismally”), or (“to use a blood found”). Related to Dutch and Low German snappen (“to bite, seize”), Dutch snavel (“beak, bill, pecker, neb”), German Schnabel (“beak, bill, mouth”). More at snap.
Meanings
The act of snooping.
One who snoops.
Be careful what you say around Gene because he's the bosses' snoop.
A private detective.
She hired a snoop to find out if her husband was having an affair.
Garrison's snoops regularly stole Kirkwood's mail while he was in New Orleans—only a federal offense. 1992 February 2, Mitzel, “Clay Shaw, The Quean Network & That Kennedy Killing”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 28, page 12:
bg частен детектив (a private detective) · de Privatdetektiv (a private detective) · ca dotor (one who snoops) · it segugio (a private detective) · es detective (a private detective) · fi nuuskiminen (the act of snooping) · ru детекти́в (a private detective) · de Schnüffeln (the act of snooping) · fr investigation (the act of snooping) · fr fouine (one who snoops) · tr araştırıcı (one who snoops) · bg подслушване (the act of snooping) · ru подгля́дывание (the act of snooping) · ru стука́ч (one who snoops) · fi urkkija (one who snoops) · fi nuuskija (one who snoops) · fr détective privé (a private detective) · es husmear (the act of snooping) · tr hafiye (a private detective) · de Schnüfflerin (one who snoops) · de Schnüffler (one who snoops) · es fisgar (the act of snooping) · ru ище́йка (one who snoops) · fr enquête (the act of snooping) · pl szpicel (a private detective) · ru стука́чка (one who snoops) · ca dotoreig (the act of snooping) · bg слухтене (the act of snooping) · de Schnüffler (a private detective) · ru сы́щица (a private detective) · sv snok (a private detective) · pl wścibska osoba (one who snoops) · pl węszenie (the act of snooping) · fi urkinta (the act of snooping) · ru подсма́тривание (the act of snooping) · tr araştırma (the act of snooping) · ru ча́стный детекти́в (a private detective) · ru сы́щик (a private detective) · sv snokande (the act of snooping) · ru сле́жка (the act of snooping) · fi yksityisetsivä (a private detective) · ru ище́йка (a private detective)
From Dutch snoepen (“to pry, eat in secret, sneak”) or maybe Old Norse snópa (“to idle about dismally”), or (“to use a blood found”). Related to Dutch and Low German snappen (“to bite, seize”), Dutch snavel (“beak, bill, pecker, neb”), German Schnabel (“beak, bill, mouth”). More at snap.
Meanings
To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.
To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.
“Look, I tell you what, Mac. Seeing how as you're my best friend” “Yeah!” “Maybe you can look into it for me. Go snoop around the shop.” “Can-can I stop you for a second? I'm sorry. I'm a little confused here. You-you just said that he was your best friend? How is he your best friend over me?” “Well, I mean... You banged the waitress. Do I even have to explain that to you? That kind of rubbed me the wrong way, dude.” “Okay. I mean, you know, I don't see how that should factor into whether we're best friends or not. Y'know, to be honest with you, man, I'm a little shocked. I'm-I'm kinda-- I'm thunderstruck.” “Oh, well, I'm sorry, man. But y'know I didn't mean to hurt you. I didn't mean to thunderstrike you. But that's just-- I don't know what to tell you. What do you want to hear?” “I need for you to explain to me how it is that you consider Mac to be a better friend to you.” “Look, now this is just becoming awkward when I have a real problem! And all of a sudden it's about some weird feelings thing! And it's not about your feelings right now! It's about my feelings 'cause I have a problem, okay?. Now, Mac, please, do you think you can find this guy and kick his ass for me?” 2008 September 25, David Hornsby, “Mac's Banging the Waitress” (1:38 from the start), in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, season 4, episode 4, spoken by Charlie Kelly (Charlie Day):
If I had not snooped on her, I wouldn't have found out that she lied about her degree.
(UK, dated, slang) To steal.
'What on earth do Coker and his parcel of tuck matter to us? You're not thinking of snooping his tuck, I suppose, like Bunter.' 1956, Charles Hamilton, The Banishing of Billy Bunter:
cs čmuchat (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · mi mahi huna (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · ru вы́следить (to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen) · ru высле́живать (to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen) · pl myszkować (to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen) · ru шпио́нить (to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen) · fi hiippailla (to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen) · fi urkkia (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · de spionieren (to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen) · ru вы́следить (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · pl szpiegować (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · ar تَجَسَّسَ (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · ru вы́нюхать (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · cs slídit (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · ru выню́хивать (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · fi nuuskia (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · bg подслушвам (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · cs šmejdit (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · ru выню́хивать (to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen) · pt bisbilhotar (to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen) · ru вы́нюхать (to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen) · pl węszyć (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · tr gizlice aramak (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · tr ispiyonlamak (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · fr fouiner (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · de spionieren (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · ru шпио́нить (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · pt espionar (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · tr ispiyonlamak (to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen) · tr gizlice aramak (to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen) · sv spionera (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · ru высле́живать (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · ca tafanejar (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · es fisgonear (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · es husmear (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · gl fisgar (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · bg слухтя (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · es espiar (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · fr espionner (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · ca espiar (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · de schnüffeln (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) · fr espionner (to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen)