snarf

Meaning

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

Synonyms

swipe

lift

sneak

hook

🪝

nobble

pilfer

pinch

purloin

abstract

cabbage

filch

scrimp

snitch

bag

walk off

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.