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  • adjective Alternative spelling of snaky.

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Examples

  • "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

  • Sooo - on the 'snakey' theme, how about "Arome a le Serpent".

    Eau de...? Prize Draw Marina Geigert 2009

  • I run and train my dogs in some pretty snakey country.

    Snake Hoaxes and "Manly" Photos 2009

  • I run and train my dogs in some pretty snakey country.

    Snake Hoaxes and "Manly" Photos 2009

  • 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

  • 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.

    Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Animal Kingdom 2010

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

    Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Animal Kingdom 2010

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  • 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