Snickers

Coined in 1930, for a favorite horse owned by the Mars family.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsnɪkəz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsnɪkəɹz/

Snickers (plural Snickers or (rare) Snickerses)

1. A chocolate bar produced by the Mars company, with a peanut, caramel and nougat filling.
   • 1982 May 25, Paul D. Lehrman, “Advent and departure: A day at the auction”, in Richard M. Gaines, editor, The Boston Phoenix, volume XI, number 21, Boston, Mass.: Media Communications Corporation, →ISSN, Home Entertainment supplement, page 11, column 1:

     Over in a corner of the building, amid the packing crates and pallets, the snack bar is doing a land-office business. Burgers, hot dogs, potato chips, Snickerses, some fresh fruit and some tired-looking pastries, soda, and very respectable coffee are being dispensed by a hurried man named Willie and his three female assistants.

   • 1987, Jo Ann Algermissen, Couple Diamonds, page 78:

     From his expression, it seemed that the only thing of importance taking place in the room was his deciding between a Snickers and a Babe Ruth!

   • 1990, Page McBrier, The Press Mess, page 23:

     "Yep," said Robin, reaching into the cooler for a diet soda and a Snickers.

   • 1994, Michele Slung, Roland Hartman, “Preface”, in Murder for Halloween: Tales of Suspense, New York, N.Y.: Mysterious Press, →ISBN, page xiv:

     Yet, though Halloween has long been seen as a time for mild pranks, along with usually unverifiable eerie activity, the dread it inspires seems to us to be more mock than real. Not only are those caramel apples and miniature Snickerses positively delicious but, for many of us, so is the contemplation of those awful things briefly going “bump!” in the night beyond our windows—that is, as long as we’re safe inside.

   • 2001, Grant Guimont, A Carousel of Sorts: The Cynic's Secret Guide to Ultimate Happiness, page 269:

     He saw humans feed them something called a Snickers, and he could feel the pain of those same deer as their stomachs twisted and contorted, but they came back for more of these Snickers.

   • 2004, Dorothy Koomson, The Chocolate Run, page 272:

     ‘…I suppose it’s a bit like Snickers always being Marathon in my eyes. In about ten years only old people like me will remember it.’
     ’No!’ he protested. ‘It’ll never die. In the minds of right-thinking people it’ll always be Marathon. For goodness’ sake, Snickers! Rhymes with knickers, you don’t want to eat something that does that, do you?’

   • 2005, Ed Broth, Stories from a Moron: Real Stories Rejected by Real Magazines, page 135:

     They just filled up their cars, threw away a Kleenex, grabbed a Snickers, shook out a dress, and washed up.

   • 2007, Hugh Prior, They Flew So High, page 149:

     You can hop out of bed, visit the bathroom (and grin in the mirror), make a nice cup of tea, grab a Snickers and return to bed to daydream the morn away.

   • 2008, Eric B. Wechter, Fodor's Pacific Northwest, page 554:

     Save room for such desserts as Snickers pie or tiramisu for two.

   • 2008, Cheryl Cory, chapter 1, in Must’ve Done Something Good, 2nd edition, Worcester, Mass.: Thirteen Hundred Media, published 2009, →ISBN, page 1:

     “Sylvie, you realize we’ll be eating lunch in an hour, right?” This was my older sister Kate, seated to my left, on the aisle. / “Yeah, if it was in an hour and a half, she would’ve gotten two Snickers.” This was my younger sister Meg, who always seemed to get the window seat. / “You mean two Snickerses,” I told her. “But here are two snickers, just for you,” and here I clicked my tongue disapprovingly—twice.

   • 2012, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, Bob: A Life in Five Acts, page 24:

     BOB. Jeanine used to pull out a Snickers from her purse every time we hit a snag, like when there was four hours of traffic to get to Hoover Dam, when I got a B on a chemistry test, or when we got to the Michelle Kwan Museum and it was closed for renovation. I could really use a Snickers right now.

   • 2012, Tim Carvell, “October 31”, in Planet Tad, New York, N.Y.: Harper, →ISBN, page 206:

     Sophie just came to the door and said, “Tad? I’m sorry you had a bad time at your party. You can have one of my Snickerses if you want.” Which was really nice of her. I mean, she’s allergic to peanuts, so I’m not sure why she didn’t let me have all the Snickers. But still . . . it was nice of her.

• Marathon (previous brand name, no longer used)

• Snickers pie
• Snickers salad
• thicker than a Snickers

• Resnicks