English Explanatory Dictionary

nosh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Food.
  2. A light meal or snack.
  3. Fellatio.
verb
  1. To eat a snack or light meal.
  2. To perform fellatio (on); to blow.
intj
  1. An ironic response to a statement of the obvious.

Pronunciation

/nɑʃ/ /nɒʃ/ en-au-nosh.ogg

Word forms

nosh noshes noshing noshed

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.

Synonyms

no shit no shit, Sherlock

Related words

nosh off nosh up nosher

Derived words

noshery nosh-up posh nosh
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