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snarf

[ snahrf ]

verb (used with object)

Slang.
  1. to eat quickly and voraciously; scarf (often followed by down or up ).


snarf

/ ɑː /

verb

  1. informal.
    to eat or drink greedily
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of snarf1

First recorded in 1965–70; of uncertain origin; possibly a combination of snort ( def ) and scarf 2; possibly onomatopoeic
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As chatbot developers snarf up more content to “train” their products, the potential copyright claims are only going to multiply.

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Instead, they continue to snarf up lavish compensation as figureheads.

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Chrome is slow, a memory hog, and has been known to snarf up users’ private search data for the company’s purposes.

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What Amazon does know about is how to snarf up personal data from its customers and exploit it for profit.

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After we snarfed our burgers and fries and onion rings, I told them, “Okay, let’s go meet a friend of mine.”

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