Is Sneaked or Snuck Grammatically Correct?

Sneaked is the past tense of sneak when the verb is treated like a regular verb. Snuck is the past tense of sneak when the verb is treated like an irregular verb. Some people frown upon snuck, so if you're in doubt about which form to use, sneaked is always the safer option.

Is snuck proper English?

Of course, the rules of the English language are always evolving, and "snuck" has sneaked its way into our American lexicon. It's considered the nonstandard past tense—basically meaning that "sneaked" is the preferred word-choice, but "snuck" is also acceptable.

Is snuck a word Oxford Dictionary?

It's okay to say "snuck" instead of "sneaked." And a "barn burner" is a "very exciting event." Language purists may groan, but researchers at Oxford University Press, creators of the authoritative multivolume Oxford English Dictionary, insist it's time to welcome such new phrases and words into the English language.