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—snoopily, adv.characterized by meddlesome curiosity; prying.[1890-95; SNOOP + -Y1]
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▪ cartoon charactercomic-strip character, a spotted white beagle with a rich fantasy life. The pet dog of the hapless Peanuts character Charlie Brown, Snoopy became one of the most iconic and beloved characters in the history of comics.Although Charlie Brown was ostensibly the main character in Charles Schulz (Schulz, Charles)'s long-running strip, more often than not his dog stole the show. The strip began in 1950, and, before that decade was over, Snoopy had begun walking on two feet and communicating with readers through cartoon “thought bubbles.” Although the other characters in the strip were not privy to Snoopy's thoughts, they often spoke to him as if he were human and even made him a star player on their baseball team.Lying on the roof of his doghouse, Snoopy spent much of his time daydreaming. One of his best-known alter egos was the World War I Flying Ace, who, sporting pilot's goggles and a flowing red scarf, with his doghouse transformed into a fighter plane, waged fierce aerial battles against his nemesis, the Red Baron.Snoopy was prominently featured in numerous Peanuts animated television specials and movies, including the film Snoopy Come Home (1972), as well as the Broadway musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1967). In the 1960s the Snoopy character became a mascot for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).* * *
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