snicket

English
A snicket in Brighouse, West Yorkshire.

Etymology

UK 19th century. Etymology unknown.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsnɪkɪt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪkɪt

Noun

snicket (plural snickets)

  1. (Northern England) A narrow passage or alley.
    • 2018 January 25, CptPanda29 [username], “People in my town are actually trying to eat detergent pods.”, in Reddit‎, r/CasualUK:
      It's spread to my little suburb in York. Walking to the barbers down a snicket and there's three of these plastic bags of detergent bitten open spilt on the floor.

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