Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Experiencing a period of misfortune or inability to succeed.
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- adjective Bitten by a snake.
- adjective Experiencing a period of
bad luck ;unlucky . - adjective
Jumpy , as if expecting to struck by sudden misfortune.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Whatever word means the opposite of snakebit, that is what the Republican party is right now.
Obama Peggy Noonan 2010
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"I'm kind of snakebit from 13 years ago," Stricker said.
Brownsville Herald : 2010
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"I'm kind of snakebit from 13 years ago," Stricker said.
Brownsville Herald : 2010
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Broadway's staging about the radioactive spider-bitten Peter Parker has been famously snakebit.
SPIDER-MAN REVIEW: 'Turn Off the Dark' a formidable contender for worst musical ever Michael Cavna 2011
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* I've heard of, but never known personally, dogs that have been snakebit, survived, and became fanatical snake killers.
Snakes in the Grass? 2009
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This was followed by the BP oil spill, which made him look snakebit.
The Speech Obama Hasn't Given Peggy Noonan 2011
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When it happens to YOU then you will snivel like a snakebit schoolgirl but as long as others are suffering its party time for a vile, subhuman like you.
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The snakebit production has also provided comic fodder for Next Media Animation's Taiwan-based animators and New Yorker cover artist Barry Blitt, as well as Conan O'Brien.
VIDEO OF THE DAY: 'SNL' (again) mocks Spider-Man musical after violations cited Michael Cavna 2011
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A few days later, WSJ columnist Peggy Noonan came to a similar conclusion after declaring the Obama presidency "snakebit."
A Clinton-Biden swap 'on the table'? Absolutely not, says Axelrod. Anne E. Kornblut 2010
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* I've heard of, but never known personally, dogs that have been snakebit, survived, and became fanatical snake killers.
Snakes in the Grass? 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word snakebit
Unlucky.
February 9, 2011