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- adjective Alternative spelling of
snaky .
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Examples
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"Whenever the spirit moves you to ask a favor of Judy again, just say the word snakey-noodles over several times to yourself and then I think you'll leave Judy alone.
Molly Brown's Senior Days Nell Speed 1895
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Sooo - on the 'snakey' theme, how about "Arome a le Serpent".
Eau de...? Prize Draw Marina Geigert 2009
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I run and train my dogs in some pretty snakey country.
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I run and train my dogs in some pretty snakey country.
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Still another character, the snakey and duplicitous Austin, has returned to New York after he burned out as a model and occasional arm-candy to such men as fashion designer Marc Jacobs.
Logo's 'A-List: New York' is a poor excuse for a social study Hank Stuever 2010
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These are fierce, almost feral characters, with just a varnish of civilization - whether it's Frecheville as the quiet, determined J, Mendelsohn as the snakey Pope or Weaver as dear old homicidal Granny.
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Thus the poem, with Eurynome as primal creative force and the filmmaker as time he has a snakey tattoo on his torso.
The Best American Poetry 2010 Amy Gerstler 2010
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Thus the poem, with Eurynome as primal creative force and the filmmaker as time he has a snakey tattoo on his torso.
The Best American Poetry 2010 Amy Gerstler 2010
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And they said gobblers have been here, with their talons and snakey necks and almond eyes said they came, though not often.
Magic X Nina Alvarez 2010
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These are fierce, almost feral characters, with just a varnish of civilization - whether it's Frecheville as the quiet, determined J, Mendelsohn as the snakey Pope or Weaver as dear old homicidal Granny.
indiyoung commented on the word snakey
Describes physical attribute of being curvey, like a snake moving forward, and also the attribute of being nefarious and sly, attributes assigned to the snake in Western culture, but not all cultures.
July 17, 2009