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snook

The correct spelling is snook.

How to pronounce snook

/snuːk/
noun

IPA: /snuːk/

Say it like: Snoo-k

The correct spelling is snook. A freshwater and marine fish of the family Centropomidae in the order Perciformes.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A freshwater and marine fish of the family Centropomidae in the order Perciformes.
  2. 2.Any of various other ray-finned fishes in several families.
  3. 3.(as a gesture) A disrespectful gesture, performed by placing the tip of a thumb on one's nose with the fingers spread, and typically while wiggling the fingers back and forth.

verb

  1. 1.To fish for snook.
  2. 2.To sniff out.
  3. 3.To lurk; to lie in ambush.

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