nom-nom

Playful munching noise

Nom-nom is a way of indicating the sounds that people make when they are enjoying their food, or looking forward to doing that.

delicious

yummy

Informally delectable

delectable · savory · flavorful · succulent · luscious · divine · heavenly · decadent · appetizing · tempting

eating

munching

Chewing food steadily

snacking · devouring · scarfing · wolfing · chowing · noshing · grazing · savoring · feasting · gorging

craving

hungry

Wanting to eat

hankering · yearning · drooling · salivating · jonesing · urge · yen · appetite · stomach growling · must have

Opposites
register/formality

nom-nomdine

Eat a meal

partake · nourishment · repast · mastication · cuisine

appetite/desirability

nom-nomyuck

Disgust exclamation

blech · ew · gross · disgusting · unappetizing

eating vs. not eating

nom-nomfasting

Deliberate food avoidance

starving · abstaining · hunger strike · spit out · pushing away

Family

nom, yum-yum, noms, nommed, nomming

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G