snobje

Meaning

to eat sweets or other tasty foods

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsnobjə/

Etymology

Origin obscure. Apparently related to Dutch snoepen (“to snack, eat sweets”) and German Low German snopen (“to snack, nibble”), perhaps all from Old Norse snópa (“to idle around”). Compare also Old Frisian snabba (“mouth”), Old Norse snoppa (“snout, muzzle”).