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nosh

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) nosh (verb)
  2. 2) nosh (noun)
  3. nosh-up (noun)

1nosh

verb \ˈnäsh\

Definition of NOSH

intransitive verb
: to eat a snack
: munch <noshing on pizza>
— nosh·er noun
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Origin of NOSH

Yiddish nashn, from Middle High German naschen to eat on the sly
First Known Use: 1931

Rhymes with NOSH

bosh, cosh, Foch, frosh, gosh, gouache, josh, mâche, mosh, posh, quash, slosh, squash, swash, tosh, wash

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