Meaning & use

nosh

noun·Everyday

An informal word for food, or a small snack or light meal.

See it in a sentence

We grabbed a quick nosh from the food truck before the concert started.

There's plenty of nosh in the fridge if you get hungry later.

A note on using this word

Nosh comes from Yiddish and is common in informal British and American English; it can also be a verb meaning 'to eat'.

Words with a similar meaning

snackbite

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