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

The single’s music video features the singer-songwriter basking in the indulgence of a feast, with closeups of her dinner guests smoking, eating grapes, and noshing on chicken, while the camera cuts to shots of Rae lounging with a silver gun. —Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2025

Your smartly dressed table can nosh on dishes from a terrace overlooking the sea. —Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025

Noun

The secluded property spans nearly 13,000 square feet of both inside and outdoor space where guests can post up by the pool, lounge in covered cabanas, or nosh on authentic Caribbean spreads fusing African, West Indian, and European cuisine. —Karla Pope, Architectural Digest, 19 June 2025

Those thirsty from the dance floor can enjoy a make-your-own egg cream station from Brooklyn Seltzer Museum, sip on thematic cocktails, nosh on snacks from Lilistar and more Dirty Dancing themed fun. —Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 27 May 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