Snickers

Coined in 1930, for a favorite horse owned by the Mars family.

• IPA^(key): /snɪkəɹz/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)z

Snickers (plural Snickers)

1. A popular chocolate bar produced by the Mars company, with a peanut, caramel and nougat filling.
   • 1987, Jo Ann Algermissen, Couple Diamonds, page 78:

     From his expression, it seemed that the only thing of importance taking place in the room was his deciding between a Snickers and a Babe Ruth!

   • 1990, Page McBrier, The Press Mess, page 23:

     "Yep," said Robin, reaching into the cooler for a diet soda and a Snickers.

   • 2001, Grant Guimont, A Carousel of Sorts: The Cynic's Secret Guide to Ultimate Happiness, page 269:

     He saw humans feed them something called a Snickers, and he could feel the pain of those same deer as their stomachs twisted and contorted, but they came back for more of these Snickers.

   • 2004, Dorothy Koomson, The Chocolate Run, page 272:

     ‘…I suppose it’s a bit like Snickers always being Marathon in my eyes. In about ten years only old people like me will remember it.’
     ’No!’ he protested. ‘It’ll never die. In the minds of right-thinking people it’ll always be Marathon. For goodness’ sake, Snickers! Rhymes with knickers, you don’t want to eat something that does that, do you?’

   • 2005, Ed Broth, Stories from a Moron: Real Stories Rejected by Real Magazines, page 135:

     They just filled up their cars, threw away a Kleenex, grabbed a Snickers, shook out a dress, and washed up.

   • 2007, Hugh Prior, They Flew So High, page 149:

     You can hop out of bed, visit the bathroom (and grin in the mirror), make a nice cup of tea, grab a Snickers and return to bed to daydream the morn away.

   • 2008, Eric B. Wechter, Fodor's Pacific Northwest, page 554:

     Save room for such desserts as Snickers pie or tiramisu for two.

   • 2012, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, Bob: A Life in Five Acts, page 24:

     BOB. Jeanine used to pull out a Snickers from her purse every time we hit a snag, like when there was four hours of traffic to get to Hoover Dam, when I got a B on a chemistry test, or when we got to the Michelle Kwan Museum and it was closed for renovation. I could really use a Snickers right now.

• Marathon (previous brand name, no longer used)

• Snickers pie
• Snickers salad

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