snoose

English

Etymology

From Swedish snus.

Pronunciation

• enPR: snoo͞s, IPA^(key): /snuːs/
• Rhymes: -uːs

Noun

snoose (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of snus
   • 2008, Louise Erdrich, The Plague of Doves, page 7:

     Our mother had given him a red coffee can for spitting snoose.

Further reading

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Snoose”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.