Secretly looking around or investigating someone's private matters without permission.
From Dutch 'snuiven,' meaning to sniff or pry. It entered English in the 19th century with the sense of sneaking around to investigate or eavesdrop.
The word 'snoop' perfectly captures the modern privacy debate—originally it just meant to poke around, but now 'snooping' describes everything from government surveillance to companies tracking your internet habits, making it one of the most relevant words for digital citizenship!
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