Nosh

[nosh] /nɒʃ/ Informal.

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.
/nɒʃ/
noun
1.
food or a meal
verb
2.
to eat
v.

1957, from Yiddish nashn “nibble,” from Middle High German naschen, from Old High German hnascon, nascon “to nibble,” from Proto-Germanic *(g)naskon. Related: Noshed; noshing. Earlier as a noun (1917) meaning “a restaurant,” short for nosh-house.

noun

: He always liked a little nosh between meals

verb

To have a snack; nibble: noshing on more fruits and veggies

[1957+; fr Yiddish]

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[nosh] /nɒʃ/ Informal. 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. /nɒʃ/ noun 1. food or a meal verb 2. to eat v. 1957, from Yiddish nashn “nibble,” from Middle High German […]
Noshing
[nosh] /nɒʃ/ Informal. 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. /nɒʃ/ noun 1. food or a meal verb 2. to eat v. 1957, from Yiddish nashn “nibble,” from Middle High German […]