Nom
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /nÉ’m/
- US
- Rhymes: -É’m
Origin 1
Shortened from nomination, nominee, and so on.
Full definition of nom
Noun
nom
(plural noms)- Nomination.
- 2000 May 30, "Webmaster -- Kevin Stroud" (username), "Re: RBL nomination for 195.235.113.140 (mail.teleline.es) -- 5th supporting email, in news.admin.net-abuse.email
- I have already submitted a revised (in terms of format) nomination. ... In the future I will try to better organize my information (one message per nom, snip out excess spam if I post, etc.).
- 2001 July 17, "William Tunstall-Pedoe" (username), "problems/suggestions for this group", in alt.anagrams
- The obvious way to reduce the number of noms is to increase the standard.
- 2010 February 13, "Juan F. Lara" (username), "2/5-7 Weekend BoxOffice", in rec.arts.animation and
Verb
- (transitive, informal) To nominate.
- 1998, "blaque" (username), "nomming A Teeny Favor (Was: Re: NOMINATION: Ms A.T. Rookie (fwd)", in alt.tasteless
- I have a little request to make. When you kids nom, do you think you could make clear who it is you're nomming -- and maybe even include the article headers for the voters (and the judge) -- many of whom are not psychics?
- 2001, "William Tunstall-Pedoe" (username), "problems/suggestions for this group", in alt.anagrams
- Quite a big percentage of the anagrams posted here get nommed - IMO it should only be around 20% or so.
- 2007, Variety staff, "Composer Prince dies" (obituary):Emmy-nommed composer Robert Prince died March 4 in Los Angeles after a brief illness.
Origin 2
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
- (colloquial) Used to denote eating, or enjoyment of eating. Commonly used as "om nom nom".a baby You are so cute, I could just eat you right up! Nom nom nom.
Verb
- (colloquial) to eat