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Define Snopes Meaning

Snopes
This word can be used as a verb to indicate checking the validity of a suspect story. It is derived from the online urban legend reference site: www.snopes.com.

That sounds fake. You should snopes it.

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She told me a story about a friend of a sorority sister who had a huge pimple that eventually exploded hundreds of baby spiders on her face, but I snopesed it, and that story is just an urban legend.
By Nanni
Snopes
Refers to a story that is an urban legend or total bullshit.

Based on www.snopes.com The google of urban legends.

"According to snopes Richard Gere and the Gerbil incident are totally false"
By Terry
Snope
(n) A person who unquestioningly believes whatever narrative the establishment pushes; a gullible person, a rube.

This Snope straight-up believed Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction in Iraq!
My idiot sister is such a Snope - she thinks Hillary Clinton actually cares about women and girls.
By Tabatha
Snope
verb to sneed and cope simultaneously

Dude, John keeps sneeding and coping. He has to stop with the snope, it's embarrasing
By Glennis
Snope
To use knowledge gained from an urban legends website or other research to administer a firm rebuke to people who chronically forward junk to your inbox. This action may involve hitting the reply-all button (public snoping).

That lady over in accounts payable sent me another stupid email about Bill Gates giving me money to forward an email, so I snoped her in front of everyone.
By Jacquie
Snoped
The act of validating an likely hoax email on snopes.com and notifying the sender whether it is true or false.

I sent Jim from accounting a note saying "Congratulations, you've been snoped!" regarding his latest conspiracy email.
By Dorris
Snoping
Verifying something you've seen on the internet on Snopes.com

"That's not a real puppy. That's too small to be a real puppy."

"Hang on, I'm snoping it now."
By Nonie
Snope
The snow that gets stuck in between your tire and wheel wall in the winter.

That guy can afford a bmw but he can't afford to clean out that snope?!
By Callida
Snoped
When someone takes your satire or joke too seriously. Like literal truth and tries or demands a fact check, even complains about the errors.

Huffinglue Post was Snoped!
By Nicolle
Snope
a combination of a snuggle and a grope, commonly occuring when watching a movie at home, although it can occur in public places, most snoping occurs in innocent enough circumstances. It is an easy way to liase from first to secod base

We snoped on the couch for over an hour while not watching Conan the barbarian
By Marcella