nosh

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verb

noshed; noshing; noshes
Synonyms of noshnext

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.
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Verb
Or perhaps simple pleasures such as noshing on a pastry with a hot cup of stimulation will do. Ed Silverman, STAT, 10 Apr. 2026 Or your bulbs may have been eaten by rodents— especially voles, which are herbivores that adore noshing on many types of bulbs. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
Cool and crisp as, well, a cucumber, this quick little tomato sandwich is the perfect lunchtime nosh after a morning at the farmers market. Midwest Living, 15 May 2026 After she was sentenced, Polston was sent to the Cleveland County Jail, where, unlike other inmates, she was allowed to switch cells, was given access to an iPad and was allowed to nosh on her Chick-fil-A delivered to the jail by her husband, the report says. Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for nosh

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of nosh was in 1873

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“Nosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nosh. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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