verb (used without object)
1.
to snack or eat between meals.
verb (used with object)
2.
to snack on: They noshed peanuts and cookies while watching television.
noun
3.
a snack.
Origin:
1955–60; < Yiddish nashn; Middle High German naschen, Old High German nascōn to nibble, gnaw; cognate with Danish naske, Swedish snaska
1955–60; < Yiddish nashn; Middle High German naschen, Old High German nascōn to nibble, gnaw; cognate with Danish naske, Swedish snaska
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| —n | |
| 1. | food or a meal |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to eat |
| [C20: from Yiddish; compare German naschen to nibble] | |
| 'nosher | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
nosh
1957, from Yiddish nashn "nibble," from M.H.G. naschen, from O.H.G. hnascon, nascon "to nibble," from P.Gmc. *khnaskwajanan. Earlier as a noun (1917) meaning "a restaurant," short for nosh-house.
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Slang Dictionary
nosh definition[nɑʃ]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
Stay at one of the restored homes turned bed and breakfasts and nosh on local oysters from the gulf.
Have gourmet pizzas for lunch or enjoy a pre-theater nosh.
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