Snips and snails, and puppy dogs’ tails; That’s what little boys are made of.” according to the old nursery rhyme.Click to see full answer. Also know, what are little girls made of saying?Sugar and spice, And all that’s nice; That’s what little girls are made of.Likewise, what are little boys made of origin? The origin of the “What are little boys made of” poem can be traced to the early 19th century – the battle of the sexes was raging even then! The words of “What are little boys made of” obviously reflect this, but what is the meaning of ‘snips and snails’? Similarly one may ask, what does snips and snails mean? A more tolerant interpretation suggests that in fact “snips and snails” derived from “snips of snails” and its meaning would be “bits of snails”. They also suggest that girls love to be called “Sugar and spice and all things nice!”What does snips and snails and puppy dog tails mean?The most likely explanation (but not 100% certain) is that the original words were ‘snips of snails and puppy-dogs’ tails’, where ‘snips’ means ‘little bits/pieces of’. The repeated /sn/ has a certain ring about it and, of course, the rhyme between ‘snails’ and ‘tails’ is important.