snarf

Meaning

1. (slang, transitive) To eat or consume greedily.
2. (slang, transitive) To take something by dubious means, but without the connotations of stealing; to take something without regard to etiquette.
3. (slang, transitive) To slurp (computing slang sense); to load in entirely; to copy as a whole.
4. (broadly, slang, transitive) To fetch (in general).

Synonyms

swipe

lift

sneak

hook

🪝

nobble

pilfer

pinch

purloin

abstract

cabbage

filch

scrimp

snitch

bag

walk off

Translations

birlar

piquer

pispar

robar

chou

dépouiller

dérober

piger

voler

grattare

rubare

arraffare

cuccare

trafugare

furtar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/snɑː(ɹ)f/

Etymology

Probably of imitative origin. Alternatively, perhaps a blend of snack + scarf or snort + scarf. First attested in 1963.