late night snack
Post-bedtime food raid
A late night snack is food eaten after dinner, typically close to bedtime.
The term suggests something casual and often indulgent—raiding the refrigerator, eating cereal over the sink, or grabbing chips while watching TV: I shouldn't have had that late night snack; now I can't sleep.
The habit carries mild connotations of guilty pleasure.
- munchiesSnacks or craving them
- cravingsIntense desires for something
- fridgeCold storage appliance
- leftoversUneaten food kept afterward
- chipsThin fried slices
cookies · junk food · cereal · hunger · kitchen · pajamas · insomnia · binge · sleep eating · cheese · crackers · popcorn · ice cream · toast · comfort food · pantry · guilty · secret eating
late night snackbreakfast
Day's first eating
brunch · elevenses · lunch · afternoon tea · early bird special
late night snackformal dinner
Ceremonial evening meal
sit-down meal · three-course meal · banquet · holiday feast · dinner party
late, later, latest, lately, lateness, night, nights, nightly, nighttime