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Sneaker Pimps

Sneaker Pimps: English trip-hop/electronic band formed 1994 in Hartlepool, England, led by Liam Howe and Chris Corner, also known for debut album Becoming X and the hit "6 Underground," and for vocalist changes from Kelli Ali to Chris Corner to Simonne Jones.

Sneakernet

Sneakernet, also called a sneaker network, is the facetious term for transferring data by physically carrying a storage medium between computers rather than sending it over a network.

Sneakers

Sneakers, also called athletic shoes or trainers, are casual shoes with canvas uppers bonded to rubber soles, named for their quietness; Keds and the Converse All-Star appeared in 1917.

Sneakers (1992 film)

Sneakers (1992) is Phil Alden Robinson's caper-comedy thriller starring Robert Redford as Martin Bishop, whose security-testing team is blackmailed into stealing a universal decryption box; made over nine years by the WarGames writers, it grossed $50.6M in the US.

Sneako

Sneako, real name Nicolas Kenn De Balinthazy (born 1998), is an American manosphere livestreamer who began on YouTube in 2013, reverted to Islam in 2023, and has been banned from YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, Instagram, and Kick over antisemitic and misogynistic content.

Sneaks (film)

Sneaks is a 2025 animated family comedy, also marketed as Sneaks: De pisante novo, about sentient sneakers; Ty (Anthony Mackie) searches New York City for his stolen sister Maxine (Chloe Bailey). Directed by Rob Edwards and Christopher Jenkins, it grossed about $1.2 million worldwide against a $30 million budget and scored 29% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Sneaky (gamer)

Sneaky (Zachary Scuderi, born 1994) is an American former League of Legends AD Carry, Cloud9's longest-tenured player (2013-2020), 3-time LCS champion, 7-time Worlds competitor, now Cloud9 owner, advisor, and full-time streamer and cosplayer.

Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark

Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark is a 2025 Netflix reality dating series, produced by ITV America and Nobody's Hero, hosted by Chloe Veitch with expert Spicy Mari, in which six singles in an Arizona motel are reunited with their casual hookups.

Sneaky Pete

Sneaky Pete is an American crime drama created by David Shore and Bryan Cranston for Amazon Prime Video, starring Giovanni Ribisi as con man Marius Josipovic, who assumes his cellmate's identity; three seasons, 30 episodes, 2015-2019.

SNEC (trade show)

SNEC, formally the International Photovoltaic Power Generation and Smart Energy Conference & Exhibition, is an annual solar trade fair in Shanghai, China, first held in 2007.

Sneddon syndrome

Sneddon syndrome (Ehrmann-Sneddon syndrome, ORPHA:820) is a rare non-inflammatory thrombotic vasculopathy combining livedo racemosa with recurrent cerebrovascular ischemic events, mainly in young women, treated with anticoagulation.

Sneedville, Tennessee

Sneedville, Tennessee, county seat of Hancock County, formerly Greasy Rock, named for attorney W. H. Sneed; incorporated 1850, population about 1,364, associated with the Melungeons of Newman's Ridge.

Sneeze

Sneeze (sternutation): involuntary, forceful burst of air from the lungs through nose and mouth, triggered by nasal or throat irritation. Key facts: ~40,000 droplets per sneeze, NMB-mediated trigeminal-brainstem reflex pathway, photic sneeze reflex (ACHOO) in about one in three people.

Sneezing

Sneezing (sternutation): a protective airway reflex expelling nasal irritants via trigeminal nerve and brainstem NMB pathway; caused by allergies, infections, light; up to 40,000 droplets per sneeze.

Sneferka

Sneferka, also read Seneferka, is an obscure Early Dynastic Egyptian ruler known only from serekh inscriptions on stone vessels, conventionally placed at the end of the First Dynasty near King Qa'a.

Sneferu

Sneferu (Snefru), first king of Egypt's Fourth Dynasty, built three pyramids at Meidum and Dahshur, including the first true smooth-sided pyramid, the Red Pyramid, and reigned about 30 years.

Sneferu's Nubian campaign

Sneferu's Nubian campaign was an Egyptian invasion of Lower Nubia in Sneferu's twelfth regnal year, recorded on the Palermo Stone as bringing 7,000 captives and 200,000 livestock.

Sneferukhaf

Sneferukhaf, also written Snefrukhaf, was a prince of Egypt's Fourth Dynasty, son of Nefermaat and grandson of Nefertkaw, buried in mastaba G 7070 at Giza.

Snegithiye

Snegithiye (சிநேகிதியே), also released in Malayalam as Raakilipattu, is a 2000 Tamil comedy thriller starring Jyothika, Sharbani Mukherjee, and Tabu, set at a women's college in Chennai.

Snegurochka Planitia

Snegurochka Planitia, the north polar lowland plain of Venus (V-1 quadrangle, lat 75-90 N), named for the Russian Snow Maiden; mapped by USGS SIM 3178 from Magellan data.

Sneha (ஸ்னேகா) (actress)

Sneha (ஸ்னேகா), born Suhasini Rajaram Naidu in 1981 in Mumbai, is an Indian actress in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam cinema, a 2000s leading heroine, two-time Tamil Nadu State Best Actress winner, married to actor Prasanna. Distinct from Sneha Ullal, Sneha Wagh, and Sneha Sakthi.

Sneha Khanwalkar (स्नेहा खानवलकर)

Sneha Khanwalkar (स्नेहा खानवलकर), Indian film score composer from Indore; known for Gangs of Wasseypur, LSD, Tabbar; field-recording, folk-electronic style; 2012 Filmfare nomination, 2022 Filmfare OTT award.

Sneha Ullal

Sneha Ullal (born 1987, Muscat) is an Indian actress who debuted opposite Salman Khan in Lucky: No Time for Love (2005), was labeled an Aishwarya Rai lookalike, then found Telugu success in Ullasamga Utsahamga and Simha before an autoimmune-related hiatus and 2020 comeback.

Snehaetten (Qertarsuaq/Disko)

Snehaetten, a 1765 m mountain peak on Qeqertaq Island (Qeqertarsuaq/Disko area), West Greenland; island high point with 1765 m prominence and 34.4 km isolation.

Snehal Tarde (स्नेहल तर्डे)

Snehal Tarde (स्नेहल तर्डे), Marathi actress and director, wife of Pravin Tarde (married 2009); roles in Sarsenapati Hambirrao, Dharmaveer, Deool Band 2; directed Phullwanti (2024).

Snehaloka (ಸ್ನೇಹಲೋಕ)

Snehaloka (ಸ್ನೇಹಲೋಕ), 1999 Kannada romantic drama directed by S. Mahendar, remake of Kannedhirey Thondrinal, starring Ramesh Aravind, Ramkumar, Anu Prabhakar; Hamsalekha music; released 24 December 1999.

Snehan

Snehan (சினேகன்), born Sivaselvam, is a Tamil poet, lyricist, actor, and politician who has written over 2,500 film songs since his 1997 debut in Putham Pudhu Poove and finished runner-up on Bigg Boss Tamil season 1.

Snell's law

Snell's law, or the law of refraction, is the rule of optics relating a light ray's angles of incidence and refraction to the refractive indices of two media.

Snellen chart

The Snellen chart, also known as the Snellen eye chart or Snellen test, measures visual acuity with rows of shrinking letters; Herman Snellen published it in 1862.

Snellius (lunar crater)

Snellius is an 85.98-km impact crater at 29.33°S, 55.70°E on the Moon's near side, with degraded walls and eroded peaks, anchoring the 640-km Vallis Snellius valley near Stevinus, Furnerius, and Petavius.