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(n.) A word that should be in the dictionary but isn't. The word is derived from an HBO show from the early 80s titled Not Necsessarly the News. Sniglets was a segment on the show by Comedian Rich Hall.
The word Musquirt was one of the many Sniglets, Its that runny stuff that comes out of the mustard bottle before the mustard does.
sniglet by John Ryan Byrd June 17, 2005
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A Sniglet is any word that doesn't appear in the dictionary, but should.

The Sniglets books were made in 1984 and 1985 by Rich Hall, a writer/actor for HBO's "Not Necessarily the News", "Fridays", and "The David Letterman Show".

The illustrations of the two books were made by Arnie Ten, an award-winning cartoonist living in Brooklyn.

Since the Sniglets's first airing on "Not Necessarily the News", thousands of viewers contributed to the books with their own Sniglets.
A few Sniglets:

"Eufirstics (yew fur' stiks) - n. Two people waiting on the phone for the other to hang up first."

"Nevitts (nev' itz) - n. The sandpaper-like deposits on a cat's tongue."

"Shocklet (shahk' lit) - n. The seldom-used third hole on an electrical outlet."

"Yotate (yoh' tayt) - v. To allow a yo-yo to unwind itself."
Sniglet by Aki Graham Shitatsuchi December 30, 2009
a word that doesn't exist, but should
"Yo Mollie, that sniglet you mentioned last night should exist, but doesn't"
sniglet by Bradley December 7, 2004
A book by Rich Hall.
Basically the predecessor of Urban Dictionary.
A sniglet that I found recently:

Cheedle: the dust left on your fingers from eating cheetos.
A group of people that talks during class.
Sniglet
People that talk through a google doc during class.
You "sniglets" need to stop talking during this lesson.
Sniglet by Campbellsnigletsoup November 24, 2020
anorexic skinny malnourished addictUsed to describe a female who has clearly not developed past 12 years old, lacks curves, looks boyish, and most likely an alcoholic and hardened drug addict. Common features include horse like face, and collapsed cheeks. Most likely to hail from Glasgow.
"I can't believe you got off with that sniglet last night at the dancing"
sniglet by donjy February 8, 2009