snirt

/snɜː(ɹ)t/

Etymology

Origin uncertain. Either from Middle English snurten (“to sneer; snort, snore”), a variation of snorten (“to snort”); or from Middle English *snyrten, an alteration of fnyrten, fnerten, from Old English fnǣrettan. Compare also Norwegian snurt (“vexed, peevish”), Middle English snirt (“stern, gloomy”).

snirt means A suppressed laugh; a sharp intake of breath. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

A suppressed laugh; a sharp intake of breath.
Snow that is dirty, often seen by the side of roads and parking lots that have been plowed.“We then have what we call ‘snirt’ storms.”

verb

To give a suppressed laugh or sharp intake of breath.“"He grins, and snirts, and thraws ye ken —”