verb / noun
snoop
SNOOP/snuːp/
To pry into someone else's private affairs, or a person who does so.
She snoops through private letters while watching the doorway.
Etymology
Snoop probably comes from a Dutch verb covering both prying and secret eating or sneaking. English initially used it for prowling or hunting, especially for food, before narrowing it to investigating other people’s private business.
In context
i found out my ex cheated on me with his baby mama after snooping through his phone i used to snoop through his phone a lot he made me feel horrible for snooping through his phone
More examples
- He snooped in the desk drawer.
- The curious snoop asked too many personal questions.
- They are snooping into her affairs.
Forms
snoop · snoops · snooped · snooping
Similar words
- pry
- Pry directly means seek private information.
- spy
- Spy can involve systematic secret observation rather than nosy searching.