Idiom idiom
sneck posset
Meaning
A cold reception, closing the door on a visitor
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He gave me a sneck posset when I arrived at his door.”
“I tried to visit my old neighbor, but he gave me a cold sneck posset and locked the door.”
“The host offered a sneck posset to the unexpected guest, effectively ending the conversation before it could even begin.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026