Meaning & use

snoop

verb·Everyday

To secretly look through someone's private things or spy on their activities out of curiosity.

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I caught my little brother trying to snoop through my diary again.

Neighbors accused him of snooping around their backyard after dark.

A note on using this word

Snoop is informal and usually implies nosy curiosity rather than serious or professional surveillance.

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Another way to use it

2. noun

A person who secretly investigates or pries into others' private affairs.

The office snoop always seemed to know everyone's business before they announced it.

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