10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNIGGERER»
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sniggerer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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“Would you say I was a sniggerer?” “A sniggerer. What's that? Someone has
been calling you names?” “Well, yes, a sniggerer. You know, in matters of sex.” “
No, I don't think I'd say that, Amory. It's a pretty serious charge.” “I don't strike you
that ...
'What's so funny about my name, Tolstein?' Corky muttered, addressing the
sniggerer. 'It ain't anywhere near as funny as Tolstein. At least it's an English
name . . . or Irish, at any rate.' The sniggerer looked apologetic. 'I weren't laughin'
at you, ...
I shall do no such thing ; I'm not given to such low practices, if you are," answered
the sniggerer, still trying to give a courageous tone to his voice. " It wont do," said
Charley, shaking his head, " you're bound to have it ; so put your arms up, ...
Thomas Wright (journeyman engineer.),
1870
He was beginning to see what Sniggerer was driving at. "No thanks. Try
someone else. We'll manage this bit of ditch ourselves." Okunchikov nudged his
wife and daughter and they all sheered off towards the office, whence they
presently ...
Alekseĭ Venediktovich Kozhevnikov,
1954
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Snips, go; go shares, Lane ,, adj. Gay ,, (lit.) Times Snipe, sb. Kingsley, Gosse ...
Richard Chenevix Trench,
1857
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The Practical Elocutionist
[Pause here; then with afierce scorn of irreverent ridicule. Ah, well, it came from a
phonograph, Yet I pity those who would merely laugh. [This will shut up any
sniggerer. And malice itself might feel some shame To see how 358
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John Forsyth (teacher of elocution.),
1895
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Doctor Sax: Faust Part Three
I see him stalking with the incredible Jean Fourchette, woodsman of the dump,
idiot, giggler, toothless-broken-brown, searched, sniggerer at fires, loyal beloved
companion of long childhood walks— The tragedy of Lowell and the Sax Snake
is ...
8
The Baltic Gambit: An Alan Lewrie Naval Adventure
fumed his way back to his rooms, blackly contemplating how he might trail
Nepean home some dark night and throttle him for his haughty and brusque
dismissal; how he'd go about challenging the next sniggerer or smirker to a duel,
and how ...
9
Major Cotterell at Arnhem: A War Crime and a Mystery
I thinkI wasthe most successfulperformer. Simply,of course, because of
theunhappy afternoons I spentat school. But whereas at school I was the
sniggerer at the back, here I was the zealot out infront.48 The real payday would
come laterthat ...
10
The Ultimate Book of Useless Information: A Few Thousand ...
Prince Andrew was nicknamed the "sniggerer" by his schoolmates at
Gordonstoun. At the same school, Prince Edward was nicknamed "Jaws"
because of the metal braces on his teeth. At Timbertops school in Australia,
Prince Charles was ...
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SNIGGERER»
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sniggerer is used in the context of the following news items.
Jade Helm paranoia puts Republican conspiracy theories on display
... little but provide the progressive sniggerer-in-chief, Jon Stewart, with new material. (And it's true; the Daily Show host had some good sport with Jade Helm.). «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
Tristram Hunt and nuns: an anti-Catholic snob lets his guard slip
But when the sniggerer is a Labour politician who encourages offence-taking by every other minority, it's a bit rich. Which, by the way, Dr Hunt is. Rich, that is. «Spectator.co.uk, Feb 15»
Prince Andrew is the Queen's darling who has always dodged blame
At school he was known as the “sniggerer”, and one fellow pupil at Gordonstoun said he “didn't know if he wanted to be a prince or one of the lads”. «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 15»
Tokyo to host laughter competition
The first contest was Le Championnat de Rire de Montreal, which took place in October, and now Japan has taken up the challenge to identify the best sniggerer ... «Independent, Dec 10»
CNN's Ratings Falling Faster than Obama's
... its attacks on and sniggering denigrations of, normal Americans? It's hard to tell. But sniggerer-in-chief Anderson Cooper's ratings are sliding into the toilet. «Power Line, Oct 09»