Nosh

Word of the Day for Friday, April 27, 2012

nosh \nosh\, verb:

1. To snack or eat between meals.
2. To snack on.

noun:
1. A snack.

“Here are more munchies for you to nosh on. I know you're probably hungry.” Vincent added a platter of scrumptious fried calamari to the table.
-- Jessica Speart, Black Delta Night

"You got anything to nosh on?" "We're going to a good restaurant; leave your appetite alone."
-- William Goldman, Boys and Girls Together

Nosh stems from the Yiddish word nashn from the German word meaning "to nibble." It entered English in the 1950s.

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