Snoopy

Nosy and prying

Snoopy is the beagle in Charles Schulz's comic strip *Peanuts*, known for his rich fantasy life—imagining himself as a World War I flying ace, among other personas.

The name has become shorthand for a certain style of cartoon dog.

Lowercase snoopy means nosy or prying: Don't be so snoopy about my business.

character

Peanuts

Long-running American comic strip

doghouse · comic strip · Charles Schulz · cartoon · Red Baron · Joe Cool · Linus · Lucy · animated · flying ace

personality

imaginative

Able to conceive new ideas

playful · mischievous · dancing · happy dance · carefree · joyful · expressive · whimsical · typewriter · novelist

slang

nosy

Intrusively curious

meddling · inquisitive · busybody · intrusive · sneaky · spying · investigating · suspicious · watchful · alert

cultural

merchandise

Commercial products offered

blimp · mascot · Thanksgiving parade · balloon · collectible · lunchbox · greeting cards · pajamas · nostalgia · Americana

Categories
Opposites
PRIVACY INVASION (adjective sense)

Snoopydiscreet

Careful to avoid notice

unintrusive · mind-your-own-business · incurious · unobtrusive · indifferent

famous beagles/cartoon dogs

SnoopyCujo

Cerberus · Rin Tin Tin · Old Yeller · Odie · Pluto

PERSONALITY/DEMEANOR (as character)

SnoopyCharlie Brown

Lovable loser in comics

Eeyore · Grumpy Cat · Oscar the Grouch

Phrases
Family

snoop, snooping, snoops, snooped, snooper, snoopers

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G