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nosh

noun

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verb

  1. snack
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /nɑʃ/ / /nɒʃ/

intj

Etymology: Abbrevation of no shit.

  1. An ironic response to a statement of the obvious.

noun

Etymology: From Yiddish נאַשן (nashn), from Middle High German naschen (“nibble”) (which is also the parent of German naschen), from Old High German naskōn (“to nibble; parasite”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnaskwōn (“to weaken; make soft; tenderise”). Doublet of nesh.

  1. Food.
  2. A light meal or snack.
  3. Fellatio.

verb

Etymology: From Yiddish נאַשן (nashn), from Middle High German naschen (“nibble”) (which is also the parent of German naschen), from Old High German naskōn (“to nibble; parasite”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnaskwōn (“to weaken; make soft; tenderise”). Doublet of nesh.

  1. To eat a snack or light meal.

    They were noshing on fruit.

  2. To perform fellatio (on); to blow.