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Hawaii_Jake's avatar

Is snuck a word?

Asked by Hawaii_Jake (37734points) November 15th, 2017

I sneak into the room.

I sneaked into the room(?)

I snuck into the room(?)

I have snuck into the room(?)

Please, help. Enlighten me.

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44 Answers

canidmajor's avatar

Look what I found!!!

Hawaii_Jake's avatar

I’m not satisfied with that answer. It appears this word sneaked into the vocabulary of the masses through the back door.

canidmajor's avatar

But then why would it not be a real word? Define “real word”. :-P

Hawaii_Jake's avatar

Real words don’t have to rely on sneaky arguments and hearsay. They can march down the street in broad daylight unashamed.

canidmajor's avatar

I snuck down the street in broad daylight, unashamed!

wait…what?

Hawaii_Jake's avatar

I sneer at the need to sneak. I proclaim veracity!

canidmajor's avatar

But then what is the past tense of “leak”?
“I called the plumber when my faucet luck.”
Or “peak”?
“This year, the foliage puck late in New England.”

Hawaii_Jake's avatar

See! It’s a slippery slope. Once you allow one vulgar variation, it’s all downhill from there.

Also, that list of words could get NSFW really quickly.

flutherother's avatar

It isn’t a proper word. It snuck into the language through the back door of “American English” and should be chased back out again.

elbanditoroso's avatar

If I wore my sneakers when stealthily walking through the neighborhood, do they become
‘snuckers’?

Hawaii_Jake's avatar

^It’s mindboggling.

canidmajor's avatar

I know we spuck of this before, but I’m glad you brought it here so everyone could join in.

Hawaii_Jake's avatar

Freak! We’re nearing the end of these words that can be printed on here.

janbb's avatar

We had a great time feaking last night?

janbb's avatar

I think snuck is the passe plus-que-parfait conditionnel of sneak.

Hawaii_Jake's avatar

D’accord.

elbanditoroso's avatar

@janbb – that seaks!

kritiper's avatar

According to Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th. ed. “snuck – past and past part of sneak”

Tropical_Willie's avatar

Well I know it isn’t “SNUCKED” ! ;>)

Hawaii_Jake's avatar

I’m holding out to hear what the OED says.

longgone's avatar

[Mod says] Moved to Social on request.

imrainmaker's avatar

Who has the ultimate right to decide what’s right and what’s wrong?

RedDeerGuy1's avatar

@imrainmaker Webster’s dictionary.

canidmajor's avatar

Nah, @Hawaii_Jake does, it’s his Q and he is the God of Words!!!! :-D

imrainmaker's avatar

Lol..I’ll have another thread where I’ll be the king and will have another variation..)

Hawaii_Jake's avatar

I am supreme.

canidmajor's avatar

True dat! ^^^

Hawaii_Jake's avatar

Where do I go for my free mani-pedi?

imrainmaker's avatar

On similar lines which is appropriate in your opinion – funner or more fun?

janbb's avatar

@imrainmaker It’s not a question of appropriateness – “funner” is not a word.

imrainmaker's avatar

^^What do you think about this article

Hawaii_Jake's avatar

^We may have to fight about that.

Would that be fun?

funkdaddy's avatar

Surely we can think of something funner.

MrGrimm888's avatar

English snucks…

It must be a hard language to learn.

MrGrimm888's avatar

I’ve definitely been snuck up on. I’ve snuck up on someone. I’ve snuck a beer. I’ve snuck a kiss.

Down South, there are lots if uses for “snuck.”

zenvelo's avatar

Late to this thread, but it is the funnest in a long while.

Will someone get @janbb some dessert? She has been fixated on parfait all week.

Tropical_Willie's avatar

@Hawaii_Jake

See what yo’ started

a hui hou

janbb's avatar

@zenvelo Perhaps you can after the walk?

Zachary_Mendes123's avatar

Yes. Snuck is a word.

LostInParadise's avatar

The Oxford Dictionary takes @flutherother ‘s point of view. To my ear, both sneaked and snuck sound awkward.

elbanditoroso's avatar

While we are on the topic – there is a grocery chain called Schnuck’s link in the midwest.

I’ve always wondered about that distinctive name.

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