Definition

1. Noun:

   • (Informal) A snack or light meal: A small amount of food eaten between main meals or as a casual, quick meal.
   • (Yiddish) A snack or light meal: The word originates from Yiddish, where it carries the same meaning.

2. Verb:

   • To eat a snack or light meal: To consume food casually, especially between regular meals.

Examples

• Noun:

  • I'm just going to have a quick nosh before we leave.
  • He bought a bag of chips for a nosh on the train.

• Verb:

  • They noshed on pretzels and dip while watching the game.
  • She tends to nosh when she's feeling stressed.

Advanced Usage

• "to have a nosh": to eat a snack.

  • Let's have a nosh before the movie starts.

• "to go for a nosh": to go out to get a snack or light meal.

  • We decided to go for a nosh at the new deli.

Variants and Related Words

• Nosher (noun): A person who frequently eats snacks.

  • He's a real nosher; there are always crumbs on his desk.

• Nosh-up (noun, chiefly British, informal): A large, satisfying meal.

  • We had a proper nosh-up at the party last night.

Synonyms

• Snack: A small amount of food eaten between meals.
• Bite: A small snack or quick meal (e.g., "Let's grab a bite").
• Refreshment: A light snack or drink.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

• "On the nosh": (Informal/British slang) Engaged in eating, especially enthusiastically.
  • They were really on the nosh at the buffet.

Noun

1. (Yiddish) a snack or light meal

Verb

1. eat a snack; eat lightly
   • She never loses weight because she snacks between meals