sniggered

English

Verb

sniggered

  1. simple past and past participle of snigger

Adjective

sniggered (not comparable)

  1. (British, obsolete, slang) Damned, in the sense of "I'll be damned if...", expressing utter certainty.
    Synonym: jiggered
    • 1863, Elizabeth Caroline Grey, Good Society; Or, Contrasts of Character, page 52:
      I'm sniggered if I knows what it means.
    • 1886, George William M. Reynolds, The mysteries of the court of London, volume 8, page 174:
      I'm sniggered if this ain't a pretty job!

References
  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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