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bilby commented on the word snickelway
"A Snickelway is a narrow place to walk along, leading from somewhere to somewhere else, usually in a town or city, especially in the city of York."
- Mark Jones.
September 4, 2008
reesetee commented on the word snickelway
Cute!
September 4, 2008
bilby commented on the word snickelway
A neologism that stuck very quickly. See Wikipedia for the story.
September 4, 2008
scarequotes commented on the word snickelway
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-snickelways-of-york
If you were unaware of York’s many narrow, medieval streets, it would be easy to walk past them without noticing a thing. But these delightfully named hidden passages allow you to seemingly magically transport from one street to another, avoiding the tourist crowds.
These passages are neither snickets, ginnels, or alleyways, but a mixture of all three! “Snickelway” is a term coined in 1983 by local author Mark W. Jones, which is now in popular use throughout York.
September 25, 2018