snip, snippet, snipping
(noun) a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
snippet (plural snippets)
A small part of something, such as a song or fabric; sample.
(computing) A text file containing a relatively small amount of code, useless by itself, along with instructions for inserting that code into a larger codebase.
• (small part): excerpt
snippet (third-person singular simple present snippets, present participle (nonstandard) snippetting or snippeting, simple past and past participle (nonstandard) snippetted or snippeted)
(transitive, often, computing) To produce a snippet (small part) of; to excerpt.
To make small cuts, to snip, particularly with scissors.
• Doubled âttâ is incorrect per standard spelling rules, but reasonably common.
• (tiny part): excerpt
• steppin'
Source: Wiktionary
Snip"pet, n.
Definition: A small part or piece. To be cut into snippets and shreds. F. Harrison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 January 2025
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; âthe political ferment produced new leadershipâ; âsocial unrestâ
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
