Nom

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /nÉ’m/
• US
• Rhymes: -É’m

Shortened from nomination, nominee, and so on.

Full definition of nom

Noun

1. 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

• Particularly "Mr. Fox" now that it has an Oscar nom to boast about.
1. Nominator.
2. Nominee.

Verb

1. (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.

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

1. (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

1. (colloquial) to eat

Related terms

• nom nom nom
• num

Anagrams

• mon, Mon