Cindy Wilson

I came to work one day, and Ricky was playing music on his guitar, just snickering. He played me the riff that turned out to be 'Rock Lobster,' and it was hilarious. He was just trying to be funny. His guitar style made it moodier, and it really is a driving song, but it does have that funny humor to it.

American Musician

Steven Pinker

A word is an arbitrary label - that's the foundation of linguistics. But many people think otherwise. They believe in word magic: that uttering a spell, incantation, curse, or prayer can change the world. Don't snicker: Would you ever say, 'Nothing has gone wrong yet' without looking for wood to knock?

Canadian Scientist

Scott Weiland

I had always sung in choirs. Even when it was something to be laughed at or made fun of, you know, in school. And I was always the kid who was picked at the Christmas concert to sing the solo, you know, while the other kids snickered in the front few rows.

Kayleigh McEnany

The punditry snicker, the politicians sneer, and the editorialists scoff, but the American people speak and Donald J. Trump rises - commandingly so - confounding the powerful institutions of Washington D.C. and New York and earning him the ire of both.

American Public Servant

Lynn Coady

I avoid writing about sex out of a certainty that no matter how grown up and matter-of-fact I might try to be, there is a snickering yet nun-terrorized 12-year-old-boy inside me who would at some point be certain to grab the reins in his hairy palms.

Canadian Novelist

Paul Stanley

KISS has always been outside of the borders of what other bands can do. Not that some of these other bands wouldn't want to do it - the fact that they may snicker or look down their noses at what we do is more out of jealously than anything else.

Gloria Allred

People who are pierced should not be snickered at, should not become the object of ridicule, should not be singled out for special and uneven and unequal treatment. They should be respected just like everybody else.

American Lawyer

William James

There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker; if sad, it must not scream or curse.

American Philosopher

Jerry Lewis

For a comic to put a public performance in jeopardy for a snickering little laugh - no, no, no, I don't believe in it.

American Comedian

Use 'snicker' to describe laughter that might hurt someone's feelings.

Disrespectful Contexts

'Snicker' implies that the laughter is subtle and possibly hidden.

Not Overt

In some cultures, 'snickering' may be considered very rude.

Cultural Nuance

A 'snicker' is a quiet, controlled laugh, not loud or boisterous.

Subtle Sound

People often try to hide a snicker if they don't want to be openly rude.

Try Not to Offend

A snicker can escape unintentionally when something is funny, but it's inappropriate to laugh.

Inconspicuous Amusement

 plates eating with chopsticks to eat more slowly and i promised myself i could have anything i wanted as long as i ate it with a knife and a fork trust me it feels ridiculous to eat a snickers bar like this but it helped me be more conscious of what i was eating

The psychological weight...

 Snickers it's time to work on his food aggression she usually eats over here okay because he gets very aggressive you know let me show you how to do it you want me to do oh here you hug no problem I'm up for it

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 no one would ever really see me as a woman. In science, your credibility is everything, and people were snickering in the hallways, giving me stares, looks of disgust -- afraid to be near me.

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Disrespectful Contexts

Not Overt

Cultural Nuance

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