nosh

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verb

ˈnäsh 

noshed; noshing; noshes

intransitive verb

: to eat a snack : munch

noshing on pizza

We noshed at the amusement park.

nosher noun

nosh

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noun

: a light meal : snack

Examples of nosh in a Sentence

Noun

I'll just have a quick nosh before we go.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Surrounded by noshing fairgoers under a vast canopy, the crew members set up cameras and assembled on a red plastic tablecloth the smorgasbord for the petite 33-year-old twin sisters to take on. —Ethan Wolin updated July 26, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2025

Nothing is more Montford than noshing on crab Rangoon and washing them down with rail G&Ts while watching a bright-eyed newlywed take on a tattooed regular at pool, the squish squish squish of footsteps on a sticky floor punctuating each turn. —Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2025

Noun

Generally speaking, making things to toss in your kid’s backpack or nosh on at work is no big task. —Sarah Garone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Aug. 2025

And don’t forget to swing by the bakery on the way out for a sweet treat to nosh on later. —Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Yiddish nashn, from Middle High German naschen to eat on the sly

First Known Use

Verb

1892, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1873, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing nosh

• nosh-up