Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(S.Afr.) mean, greedy, selfish, stingy.

1975		S. Roberts ‘For No Reason’ Outside Life’s Feast 55: Jesus, how snoep can you get!
1996		CyberBraai Lex. at www.matriots.com 🌐 SNOEP: [...] Pronounced ‘snoop’ with a short ‘oo’ sound as in ‘book’, it means stingy, mean, selfish. Be discreet about using it. For example, it may not be a good idea to say to your bank manager: ‘Unless I am granted this loan I shall have to conclude that this bank is snoep.’ That won’t help your cause. Sometimes people use this word when they fuss over their friends’ infant children: ‘Don’t be so snoep with a kiss – gimme a big one.’.