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Snuck is a common irregular past tense and past participle of the verb "sneak". The word is one of the best examples of irregularization of a regular verb, along with dove.
[edit] Etymology
The irregular form "snuck" originated by analogy of "struck" for the past of "strike". "Snuck" was originally limited to a few dialects, but is now very widespread (especially in American English) and is recognized by most dictionaries. Newspapers traditionally would only ever use "sneaked", but "snuck" is becoming more widespread in publishing.
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