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snork down

C1 slang separable transitive

In simple words

To eat or drink something very fast, like you're really hungry.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic slang

rare

(Informal, chiefly Australian/NZ) To eat or drink something quickly and greedily.

"He snorked down his entire lunch in under three minutes."

Grammar: separable

Usage notes

Very rare and informal. Mainly Australian and New Zealand informal usage. Derived from a snorting sound associated with rapid eating. ESL learners are unlikely to encounter this in mainstream contexts.

Commonly used with

food meal drink dinner

Forms

Base

snork down

I/you/we/they

3rd person

snorks down

he/she/it

Past simple

snorked down

yesterday

Past participle

snorked down

have + pp

-ing form

snorking down

continuous

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Synonyms

wolf down gobble up bolt down scoff down gulp down

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