Nosh

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /nɑʃ/
• RP IPA: /nɒʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɒʃ

Origin

From Yiddish נאַשן, from Middle High German naschen ("nibble") (which is also the parent of German naschen).

Full definition of nosh

Noun

1. Food; a light meal or snack.
2. (slang, UK) Fellatio.

Verb

1. (intransitive, usually with "on") To eat a snack or light meal.They were noshing on fruit.
2. (slang, UK) To perform fellatio (on); to blow.

Related terms

• nosh up

Anagrams

• Hons