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Date:
1900-2000
Origin:
Probably from the sound
snarf
verb
snarf
also
snarf down
[
transitive
]
American English
informal
to eat something quickly, especially in an untidy or noisy way
:
workers snarfing lunch at their desks
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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