Thursday, July 24, 2003
Snippet
Snippet - What a great word. I have just recently begun to overuse this word, and decided I should look it up in the dictionary and find out what “snippet” really means.
I was hoping for more. The description was so short and insignificant that I looked it up in several places. Here are the results:
Pronunciation: ‘sni-p&t or (sn p t)
A bit, scrap, or morsel: “sparkling black bass ... strewn with snippets of coriander and basil” (Gael Greene).
Informal - A small or mischievous person.
Function - noun - Date: 1664
a small part, piece, or thing; especially : a brief quotable passage
snippet - noun [C] INFORMAL
a small and often interesting piece of news, information or conversation:
I heard an interesting snippet on the radio this morning.
I love listening to snippets of conversation in restaurants.
Or, you can create your own snippet
I do believe that I shall continue to overuse the word. It’s so cute.
